Barrell Craft Spirits is, as we’ve explained more than once here before , one of Kentucky’s premiere whiskey blending houses. The Louisville operation sources barrels from various producers and distilleries and blends them into superlative whiskeys, often giving the liquid unique cask finishes along the way. While bourbon is the company’s bread and butter, that’s not the only category that it delves into, as proven by the release of this new 33-year-old Canadian whisky finished in French oak and sherry casks.
Canadian whisky might not be on the top of every brown spirits fan’s list, but the fact is that there are some excellent expressions being released. WhistlePig might be making its own rye whiskey now, but for more than a decade it’s been sourcing its juice from Alberta Distillers in Calgary (along with MGP in Indiana, of course). Canadian whiskies like Crown Royal are extremely popular here in the U.S., and that brand in particular has been adding older aged expressions to its lineup like a new 31-year-old blended whisky. J.P. Wiser went even older, releasing a tasty new 42-year-old blend as part of its Decadent Series.