ONE Single Barrel Bourbon
Long story sort of short. Our latest single barrel bourbon just arrived. We purchased it through Barrell Craft Spirits. The company is owned by Joe Beatrice, a long time player in the bourbon biz (and ex Ct resident). After crawling around rickhouses and selecting barrels for other people, Joe decided to go out on his own and start his own company. He makes stellar blends but also sells "special" barrels as part of his single barrel program. This is how he explained his single barrel program to me in an email:
"When I select single barrels, I select and taste many barrels. The ones that become single barrels are selected for something unique. It could be finish, nose, balance or some other attribute. The net is that there is something that is different and has a defining characteristic."
One Single Barrel
Once it's gone... it's gone!
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