drlewis
Penelope Barrel Strength Bourbon (Batch 20)
Bourbon — Indiana and Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
June 28, 2026 (edited July 3, 2026)
Four Grain Barrel Strength bourbon (74% Corn, 16% Wheat, 7% Rye, 3% Malted Barley) is blended from three different MGP bourbon mash bills, aged 4-6 years in new American oak. Uncut, not chill-filtered, 57% ABV. Tasting neat.
Golden straw color and good coating legs in the glass. Nose is floral vanilla oak, grapes and strawberries, and sweet malted cereal grain, with a whiff of spice in the background. Sweet malted grain and caramel on the palate, with grassy rye spice, mint, and tannic oak coming on. Light ethanol bloom, but nice. Mouthfeel is light, sweet and dry. Finish is long, sweet and grassy spicy, dry oak, and tart cherry. An ice cube tamps down the ethanol bloom and tannins.
Very similar to my tasting of the Penelope BP Batch 18. Not overly complex in flavors, but solid high proof four grain bourbon. Penelope has done such a great job blending quality MGP whiskies (and being transparent about it) that they are now a flagship MGP line. I expect more quality batches, and am already seeing sale discounts dropping the price. That's a GOOD thing.
57.0
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