Most distillers require private selections to use the same proof and other packaging specifications as their standard bottling. The barrel proof whiskey is cut to 90 proof, as it will be bottled, and you make the final selection. Four barrels make it to the batching round, where you create two-barrel batches for four unique flavor profiles. Morris tastes the six barrels with you at barrel strength. Woodford chooses six barrels using the same parameters as for their Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Select, with different ages and warehouses ensuring a variety of flavor profiles. “I came up with the concept of letting the customer personally create the smallest batch possible-a two-barrel batch-which would help even out the big differences between individual barrel flavor profiles and allow them to have some fun at the same time.” “Woodford Reserve has always been a batched product,” Morris says. Woodford Reservetried a single barrel program fifteen years ago, until Woodford master distiller Chris Morris determined he was uncomfortable with a single barrel concept. Even once you’ve picked a barrel with him, he offers to open up more barrels from other product lines just for the fun of it,” Landan says.
“Eddie has a certain way of making a rickhouse feel like a living room as he opens up barrel after barrel.
Landan loves picking Wild Turkey barrels because master distiller Eddie Russell picks right alongside him. For Matthew Landan, owner of the popular Louisville whiskey bar Haymarket, that’s the real joy. In fact, getting to taste and select with the master distiller can be one of the big perks of buying a barrel. There, Four Roses master distiller Brent Elliott may join you and assist with your selection.* Four Roses will send samples to your retailer and you can taste on your own time, or you can pack your bags and taste at the distillery’s Coxs Creek private selection facility. Buy It: Distilleries and Brands with Batching and Single Barrel ProgramsĪt Four Roses, the barrel selection process provides you the rare opportunity of tasting up to 20 barrels, two of each recipe, and discerning for yourself how each differs. No two barrels taste the same, so this is a true tasting study. The goal is to achieve something uniquely suited for your group’s palate. Fortunately, because you’ll be spending between $5,000 and $12,000 in their store, most retailers will gladly help make your dream come true by cooperating with your chosen distillery. In other words, you can’t just walk into the warehouse, grab a barrel, and check it in your airport luggage. three-tier liquor laws require that a wholesaler purchase from the supplier and then sell to the retailer, who sells to you. How would you like to own a barrel of bourbon? Or batch two barrels together for your own unique small batch? Once the exclusive domain of bourbon clubs and choice bars, now any whiskey lover with the desire and some determination can buy a barrel of bourbon.
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