Barrell Craft Spirits has announced the release of its annual bourbon to toast the New Year: Barrell Bourbon New Year 2024. Bourbon Lens recently sat down with Founder Joe Beatrice and Chief of Distillery Operations Tripp Stimson and sampled the new bourbon before it was announced to the public. We also recorded a new episode of the podcast which is set to release in early 2024. Be sure you subscribe to Bourbon Lens on your favorite podcast player so you don’t miss it. Read on for all the details on the release.
About New Year Bourbon 2024:
Every autumn, the team at Barrell Craft Spirits creates a special blend of bourbons to toast the coming year. New Year Bourbon 2024 is what Barrell considers “a tribute to the fresh possibilities and sense of optimism that every new year brings.”
The 2024 edition of New Year Bourbon contains the largest selection of states and bourbons in a single release that Barrell created this year and celebrates some of the most exciting bourbon being distilled across the US. New Year 2024 is bright and rich on the nose with a bouquet of fresh and baked fruit followed by syrupy desserts. On the palate, the freshness evolves to a silky concentration of baked goods and dark chocolate. A touch of water enhances the cinnamon, creating notes of snickerdoodle and stroopwafel along with caramelized fruit.
Fast Facts on the Release:
Tasting Notes:
- APPEARANCE: Saffron yellow.
- NOSE: Opens with a richness and brightness. Fresh and baked apples, lemon, stewed peaches, and amarena cherries appear first, followed by caramel, chocolate covered espresso beans, ganache, and lemon vanilla cream.
- PALATE: Silky, with notes of cherry, cinnamon doughnuts, apple cider, vanilla, and cardamom. The sweetness of baked goods lends a clear weight to the palate with caramel apples, honeycomb, and baked peaches. This is rounded out by a touch of toasted coriander and dark chocolate.
- FINISH: Lemon cream, cinnamon, apple cider.
- WITH A SPLASH OF SPRING WATER: Snickerdoodle, Stroopwafel, baked apples, grilled peaches, dark chocolate
Blend Composition:
- Kentucky Bourbon: 8 years old
- Indiana Bourbon: 5, 6, & 9 years old Tennessee Bourbon: 8 & 15 years old
- Wyoming Bourbon: 11 years old
- New York Bourbon: 5 years old
- Texas Bourbon: 5 years old
- Ohio Bourbon: 5 years old
- Maryland Bourbon: 5 & 6 years old
Derived Mashbill
- Corn: 72%
- Rye: 22%
- Malted Barley: 5%
- Wheat: 1%
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