Barrell Bourbon Releases Batch 006, Expands Distribution

By Richard Thomas

Barrell Bourbon Batch 006 is now available, following hard on the heels of Batch 005.

Batch 006 was aged for 8 years, 6 months in Tennessee and bottled at 122.9 proof. The mash bill is 70% corn, 26% rye, and 4% malted barley. Both Batch 005 and Batch 006 have the same mash bill and spent a similar amount of time in the barrel (Batch 005 was aged for 8 years, 3 months).

Despite their common heritage, batches 005 and 006 are very different creatures, with that difference stemming from the locations where the batches were rested in the rick house. Placed high in the rick house, Batch 005 is distinctively spicy and intense. Notes of deep cherry, bonfire smokiness, and the salty buttered popcorn finish announce themselves without subtlety. Aged low in the rick house, Batch 006 has a rounder, mellower profile that marries fruit and buttery notes with the spice and comfort of charred oak.

The new release will now be available in California. On November 1, Barrell Bourbon expanded distribution to Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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