Barrell Dovetail (122.54 Proof)

Very nice & tasty. A little hot, but good.

Fluid. No, not literally, figuratively… but also literally. One second it’s syrup, the next it’s the same viscosity as engine oil. But like really tasty engine oil. The best way to explain it is that somehow someone at Barrell found the back door to sweetness and I’m happy they did. Happy birthday to me!

A wildly unique but incredible pour. The Cabernet really shines through and the 122 proof is well masked. It’s hard to decide which I’d prefer, this or the Armida.

Wow. This one is complex yet approachable. There’s so much going on, but it’s not the kind of complexity where you have to hunt and grasp at what you’re experiencing. If you sit there with it, note after note after note will slap you in the face. So much fruit, mainly darker fruits, plum, black cherry, grape, but also strawberry. Sweet with a warming heat towards the back end. A very pleasant sipper for 122 proof.

Complex and sophisticated. Layers of various flavors that harmoniously intertwine to a perfect climax.