Whiskey Private Release DJX1 - Ruby Port Cask

• Limited release whiskey blended and bottled by Barrell Craft Spirits in Louisville, KY
• Blended around a base of 14-year-old Indiana whiskey; 18-year-old Kentucky whiskey and younger bourbon and rye provide additional complexity
• Finished in a ruby port barrel for 2–6 months
• Finalist at Ultimate Spirits Challenge (93 points)
• Double Gold medal at New York International Spirits Competition 2022
• Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 62.9% ABV

The Barrell Private Release Series is a project in detailed blending on a scale small enough to allow extreme precision. Every ounce of every cask changes the overall character of these blends, as does the barrel in which each is aged. Each release is blended slightly differently and married in single casks, many of which were previously used for other spirits and/or wines. DJX1 was finished in ruby port casks, a style of fortified wine admired for its acidity and high-toned red fruit notes.

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Barrell DJX1 Ruby Port Cask Whiskey is a limited-release whiskey blended and bottled by Barrell Craft Spirits in Louisville, KY. The Barrell Private Release Series is a project in detailed blending on a scale small enough to allow extreme precision—every ounce of every cask changes the overall character of these blends, as does the barrel in which each is aged. Each release is blended slightly differently and married in single casks, many of which were previously used for other spirits and/or wines.

Blended around a base of 14-year-old Indiana whiskey while 18-year-old Kentucky whiskey and younger bourbon and rye add complexity. DJX1 was finished in casks that previously held ruby port, a style of fortified wine admired for its acidity and high-toned red fruit notes. Non-chill filtered; bottled at a cask strength of 62.9% ABV.

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