The most recent in Barrell Bourbon’s Cask End Sequence has arrived, and it has massive footwear to fill. The final launch, completed in ice wine casks, was so distinctive and well-built and downright scrumptious that we named it our #1 whiskey of 2024. That units the bar fairly excessive for this sherry-finished follow-up which, on the floor, is showcasing a significantly extra conventional profile for the sequence this time round.
Secondary maturation in sherry is definitely extra widespread in American whiskey than ice wine, which isn’t saying rather a lot, nevertheless it’s ubiquitous abroad. Pedro Ximenez, the actual model of sherry used right here, is a bit more distinctive, nonetheless, than the extra widespread oloroso. Barrell doesn’t inform us precisely how lengthy PX casks have been used to complete their mixture of bourbons sourced from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, however we do know the ultimate bourbon carries a derived mashbill of 80% corn, 16% rye, and 4% malted barley. Effectively-aged whiskey is as soon as once more within the combine with some elements clocking in at 10, 12, and even 15 years outdated. Let’s test it out.
Barrell Bourbon Cask End Sequence: P.X. Sherry Assessment
The aroma is sort of light for a Barrell launch, and the sherry affect is a bit muted. Even with appreciable time within the glass, it takes devoted nosing to tease out smooth notes of candy cedar, clove syrup, and raisin bread. Sherry bomb this definitely is just not.
On the palate, nonetheless, the flavors are far bolder than the nostril would counsel and properly built-in. Early, syrupy notes of sticky sultanas and vanilla bean give method to dried citrus, almond pastry cream, and candied ginger. The end kicks off with a flourish of oaky tannins that rapidly fade to lingering notes of cooked raisins and apricot jam. An unusually elegant Barrell bourbon, not fairly as adventurous as previous Cask Sequence releases however simply as well-executed.
115.52 proof.
A- / $85 [BUY IT NOW FROM FROOTBAT]
Barrell Bourbon Cask End Sequence: P.X. Sherry
USD85
Visited 21 occasions, 21 go to(s) immediately
