BottledInBond Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Somehow batch 6 still lingers on shelves near me. I guess it is a fairly expensive bottle and an average consumer may not know what it is, but I would've thought this would have sold out by now based on some of the other garbage that sells Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 We've got a couple of PS's here that are stellar. Better yet, they started out around $100 and have steadily dropped down into the mid-70's. IMO, batch 5 is the worst one to date. Still plenty of BW001 on the shelves here (if you know where to look). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbonmakesmepoop Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I revisited my barrell bourbons that I have tonight (batches 7-9) and I tasted that same unique flavor I found in garrison brothers Texas bourbon (kind of a straw/hay flavor) in batch 7 mostly and a little in batch 8. batch 9 didn't have much of it, batch 9 is my favorite. I wonder if there is any garrison in barrell bourbons mix or if its all George Dickel and my palette is just too young too differentiate. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 We've tossed that around up thread. Most think it's Dickel, but the jury is still out (mainly because we do know that the mashbill is not their standard). Besides, we're a bunch of speculators, and it's fun to speculate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 5 minutes ago, Paddy said: We've tossed that around up thread. Most think it's Dickel, but the jury is still out (mainly because we do know that the mashbill is not their standard). Besides, we're a bunch of speculators, and it's fun to speculate! The Barrel guys were at the KBA back in June. (Whiskey Live to be more specific). I tried 3 of the different batches. I got the vitamin note in all of them. I pressed those guys for the source and they all but confirmed it was Dickel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 ^^^^Well, as we've discussed, if it ain't Dickel, it sure does do a hell of an impersonation of it! If it is, I'm still shocked that someone starting out this small scale was able to wrestle them into running a 'special' mashbill for these barrels. Or the 'special' mashbill runs had already been made? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 That is the head scratcher. Could be they had these alternate mashbill recipes made and decided to go with what is their current mashbill so they sold the alternates. Or, it could have been an experiment they decided not to roll into their standard product line. The vitamin note is a dead giveaway to me and has to be the yeast. That's my opinion at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bourbonmakesmepoop Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Forgive my ignorance, but I threw in the garrison brothers similarity because I didn't know whether or not NDP's mixed barrels from different distilleries or not when making their batches. Do they use barrels from the same distillery, at least in the case of barrell bourbon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 6 minutes ago, Bourbonmakesmepoop said: Forgive my ignorance, but I threw in the garrison brothers similarity because I didn't know whether or not NDP's mixed barrels from different distilleries or not when making their batches. Do they use barrels from the same distillery, at least in the case of barrell bourbon? Barrel Bourbon is from Tennessee so there's definitely nothing from Garrison in it. Some NDP's will mix barrels from different distilleries (Bulleit) or will mix different mashbills, but most don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Anyone try batch 001 and comment on the quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffrey r Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Anyone try batch 001 and comment on the quality?Are you talking Barrel Bourbon, or Barrel Whiskey? I would think that batch 001 of the bourbon is long gone, but batch 001 of the whiskey is still around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbstout Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 21 hours ago, jeffrey r said: Are you talking Barrel Bourbon, or Barrel Whiskey? I would think that batch 001 of the bourbon is long gone, but batch 001 of the whiskey is still around. http://www.breakingbourbon.com/barrell-whiskey-batch-001.html This one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 hours ago, Bbstout said: http://www.breakingbourbon.com/barrell-whiskey-batch-001.html This one. Having already gone through 4 bottles of this (and with several tucked away in the bunker), I'd have to give you a thumbs up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike9903 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Opened a bottle of batch 006 and it was interesting, I swear it has a nose of frosted flakes and finished with apples! Anyone else get this or something similar? All I could keep saying is, "This is different." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbroo5880i Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 I have always been interested in Barrel Bourbon. Binny's has several batches. However, I have never cared for Dickel so I have been afraid to take the step and buy one, especially given the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flahute Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 1 hour ago, mbroo5880i said: I have always been interested in Barrel Bourbon. Binny's has several batches. However, I have never cared for Dickel so I have been afraid to take the step and buy one, especially given the cost. You are wise to be afraid. The Dickel vitamin note is ever present in Barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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