Barrell Foundation Bourbon

NEAT NOSE - Citrus undertones with alot of Caramel and Honey. There is also a soft hint of oak on the nose. PALATE - Smooth mouthfeel. Rich and Bold. Caramel is the most dominant note supported by honey. The oak is soft and pleasant, but bold because it is present throughout. There’s definitely more going on here, but I’m not picking up on all of it. In regard to the citrus, sometimes I get peach and sometimes I get lemon on the palate. FINISH - Smooth, easy, and lingers for a decent amount of time. I’d say around medium in length. BUY? - YES! BUY AGAIN?? - Yes! This is one of the best bottles I’ve ever bought for the price. I think MSRP is $60, but I got my bottle for $50.

Nose is pretty bright and brassy with peach, pine, citrus zest, cedar, white pepper, honey, vanilla icing, and gingerbread. Slight vitamin/mineral aroma. Unconventional. Ethanol continuously bothersome, showing some youth. Palate brings forth much from the nose, particularly the gingerbread, vanilla icing, and peach notes, along with toffee, cotton candy, rye spice, nutmeg, praline, and green apple. MGP-like in profile. The cedar/pine becomes a more pronounced oak. Quite well balanced but lacing in complexity. Finish turns spicy and dry with black peppercorn, leather, cinnamon, oak, clove, and tea leaf. Definitely has a bit of a bite to it. There’s a hint of a mineral note (I see you, Dickel!) but it’s actually enjoyable. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, and walks the line between creamy and grainy, managing to be neither. Hard to rate as there is definite quality here, I favor a bit of a darker profile. At $50, this could certainly be someone’s mid-tier whiskey rebuy, just not mine.

I don’t rate. This one made me want to. Sixty dollars is a dicey price point. Some are great, some are not. This one punches way above $60.