Barrell Bourbon 12 Year Finished in French Oak Casks
- Sourced
- Non-chill filtered
- Limited
- Proof
- 108.5
- Age
- 12 yr
- Style
- BourbonA Blend of Straight Bourbon Whiskeys
- MSRP
- $159.00~$169.99 street
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“Twelve-year bourbon finished in French oak of several toasts: spice-shop clove and allspice over coffee cake.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- dried persimmon and pineapple with pear eau-de-vie, then cinnamon doughnut, hazelnut praline and cocoa, and a resinous thread of thyme and incense
- palate
- spice-led; clove, allspice and cracked pepper with turmeric, then lavender, sandalwood and a wisp of sage smoke
- finish
- long; blueberry and maraschino over coffee cake, drying to pencil shavings, peppery olive oil and candle wax
Mash bill
A blend of several whiskeys, so no single grain split.
Corn-majority straight bourbon recipes from distilleries in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and Wyoming; Barrell has not published the grain proportions for this release. Every component spent at least 12 years in new charred American oak before the French oak finish.
- Cask
- New charred oak, then French oak casks of varying toast
- Finish
- French oak casks of several toast levels
- Best served
- neat or with a few drops of water
Awards
- Gold — San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2026
Why it's craft
Barrell took 12-year-old straight bourbons from Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and Wyoming and gave them a second maturation in French oak casks toasted to different levels, the wood winemakers prize for the spice it lends. Barrell Craft Spirits, founded in Louisville in 2013 by Joe Beatrice, distills none of its whiskey; it selects barrels from other distilleries, blends them in-house, and bottles at full cask strength without chill filtration.
Barrell Craft Spirits
Independent · Est. 2013