Review: Bardstown Bourbon Fercullen Blended Whiskey

Bardstown Bourbon Co. embraced the stylish “bottle it your self” idea again in 2021 with the launch of their Distillery Assortment, a sequence of releases obtainable solely on the distillery in Bardstown. Guests should buy these bottles within the present store or, in the event that they actually desire a made-for-social-media reminiscence, they will hand-bottle their very own from a tourist-friendly barrel (basically a bottle filler related to a mounted barrel). We lined the very first Distillery Assortment launch, Triple Blended Stave Finish, over the summer season. The newest providing dropped earlier this yr, and it was carried out in collaboration with Fercullen Irish whiskey, though apparently it’s not additionally a part of the distillery’s Collaboration Collection. Or perhaps it’s. I truthfully can’t sustain.

Billed as the primary of its type, Fercullen is a blended whiskey comprised of a majority of well-aged Kentucky and Tennessee-sourced bourbons, staple elements in a number of BBCo. merchandise. The changeup here’s a wholesome prime dressing (20%) of Fercullen single malt from Powerscourt Distillery in Eire. And we’re not speaking younger Irish whiskey, which is what you sometimes see sourced from the Emerald Isle. BBCo. used 21-year-old single malt completed in Marsala wine casks. How does Irish whiskey combine with its bolder American cousins? Is it price a visit to Kentucky? Let’s discover out.

The aroma is mild for the proof with notes of peanut brittle, toffee, espresso beans, and seasoned oak. An undercurrent of fruit – black cherry and torched orange peel – and a layer of honeyed malt recommend the Irish whiskey at work. It’s a formidable nostril with various depth to it. The palate sees a bit extra of the only malt’s affect with a definite creaminess that I haven’t encountered in different BBCo. releases. A pleasant peppery spice on the entrance of the palate provides heat to a number of numerous flavors: berry cobbler, peanut butter cookies, milk chocolate, and caramel apple. The end is prolonged with a hugging warmth, vinous notes of mulled wine, and fading chocolate-covered caramels. I do not know how a lot of that is left on the distillery, however in the event you’re inside a state or two, I’d recommend planning a street journey.

102.4 proof.

A / $200 / bardstownbourbon.com

Bardstown Bourbon Fercullen Blended Whiskey

$200

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9.5/10

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Drew Beard is Assistant Editor and Social Media Supervisor for Drinkhacker. He has studied and written about beer, whisk(e)y, and different spirits since he first began consuming them, incomes a number of booze-related advantage badges alongside the best way, together with Licensed Specialist in Spirits and Government Bourbon Steward. A recovering Federal authorities worker, he’s joyful to have lastly discovered a profession the place it’s acceptable to drink on the job.