Barrell American Vatted Malt Whiskey

A new innovation from Barrell – the American Vatted Malt is a blend of American Single Malts from various distillers across the country. Barrell sourced these limited whiskies and blended them to balance the contrasting flavor profiles. 

From Barrell Craft Spirits:

This first release of American Vatted Malt was years in the making, as many of the components in the blend come from emerging distilleries that have never traded or sold bulk whiskey before. The physical and logistical work of sourcing and blending with a group of small, independent producers is neither easy nor short, but Barrell believes it lays the groundwork for a new, exciting, and collaborative future. Some of our collaborators have asked to remain anonymous, but the core group of partners includes:

•    Balcones Distillery, Waco, Texas
•    Hamilton Distillers Del Bac, Tucson, Arizona
•    MGP, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
•    Harvest Distillery, Valatie, New York
•    Santa Fe Distillery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
•    Kings County Distillery, Brooklyn, New York

As a new category, American single malt producers are notoriously creative, looking to their local environment and regional traditions to create distinctive whiskeys. That meant the blend was a challenging one technically, as it asked to bring together a plethora of unique components. Never before has Barrell strived to balance the distinctive tang of Southwestern mesquite smoke with the sweet and creamy maltiness of malted barley, or contrast briny coastal peat with the warm vanilla character of toasted oak. The resulting blend is complex and multi-faceted, rewarding the drinker with unfolding layers of flavor.