Official tasting notes
Nose: Green grape, tart apple, and pollen lead into one very vivid note of just-pressed cider. The notes of gooseberry jam, cranberry sauce, and dried apricot are pronounced and defined. Maple walnut ice cream, tahini, and leather provide a subtle, savory undertone.
Palate: Robust and impeccably balanced, with flavours ranging from strawberry rhubarb pie to fennel pollen. Flan and coconut oil provide a rich and creamy texture that balances some light sandy tannin and modest astringency. Depth seems to come mostly from the oldest Canadian whiskeys, in the form of fennel, poppy seed and peppercorn. Allspice, ginger, and cola notes from the French and American oak round it out.
Finish: A burst of liquorice candy and molasses gives way to Earl Grey Tea with honey. The palate is left with a range of dusty mineral notes, among them necco wafers, oyster shell, and squid ink.
With a splash of spring water: Classical notes of crème brulée and funnel cake take the lead. The complexity here is more savory, with shiso, tomato, and tajin. An unexpected burst of lychee on the finish yields to charcoal and paraffin.
Barrell Whiskey ‘Grey Label’ Dovetail Cask Strength Whiskey 750ml 65.77%
$599.00
Whiskey finished in rum, port, and Dunn Vineyards cabernet barrels.
Details
750ml: 65.77% alc (131.54 Proof)
Age: Up to 20-years-old
Region: Louisville, Kentucky
Cask Type: Rum/Port/FO Cabernet
Whiskey from: USA & Canada
Distilled in: Indiana, Tennessee & Canada
Blender & Bottler: Barrell Craft Spirits
Release Date: August 2022 (USA)
Description:
With a Whisky Advocate rating of 96, BCS Gray Label Dovetail is a limited-edition expression which boasts the same award-winning blend of American Whiskey finished in rum, port and Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Barrels and uses the same finishing and blending method used to make all Barrell Dovetail expressions. The difference however, as with all of the company’s Gray Label offerings, is that BCS used older and more rare barrels, aged up to 20 years, to create this blend. The result is a beautifully balanced whiskey that is rooted in its classic, iconic counterpart.
An exquisite bourbon with the brooding depth of cabernet and port casks. The varied distillates and casks come together into a complex palate that showcases the cola notes of whiskey that’s spent many years in oak.
About Barrel Craft Spirits
Barrell Craft Spirits, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is an independent blender of unique, aged, cask strength sourced whiskey and rum, recognized for its blending expertise. The team designs, produces, and launches Spirits with a focus on what people want now and not what has been successful in the past.
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