Barrell Whiskey Infinite Barrel Project (June 18, 2019)

Open 11 months Nose - Cereal grain, acetone, overripe bananas, green apples, honeysuckle, little to no oak, and strong ethanol. Palate - Irish pot still and grain blend, astringent cereal malt, hay, grass, iodine, light brine from probably a coastal Scottish malt, honeysuckle and light honey, dry baking spices, unripe green apples, and biting ethanol. Finish is medium-long but not in a good way. The drier tannins build at the back of the throat with young bourbon and single malt astringency, acetone, and a harsh ethanol finish. My brother stopped in Louisville last year to grab a couple bottles, and panicked when most things on my list weren't there. The Wilderness Trail Rye Cask Strength was amazing, this panic buy was not. We split the bottle, and he enjoyed this way more than I did. At first it was ok, it has the character of Scottish and Irish blends with dashes of American whiskey. Over time it's gotten woodier, drier, and more bitter. I have finished this bottle mostly by mixing with ginger beer because sipping it neat is not pleasant. I could buy dozens of Scotch and Irish bottles off the shelves under 90 proof that are way better than this. I made the mistake when I first started my infinity bottle of trying to mix bourbon, rye, non-peated Scotch, and non-peated Irish together. It was terrible and eventually I threw it out after 2 years of mixing over 100 whiskeys. This tastes like the same failed experiment, but at a premium cost that is ripping people off. My current infinity bottle of only bourbon and rye is awesome, and my Scotch/Irish infinity is coming along well. Barrell should do the same, they have the sourcing and blending knowledge to make a much better product.