I Drove Past This Building for Years. Finally Found Out What's Inside. | Barrel Craft

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They don't distill a single drop.

75 distillery partners across Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee,
Maryland, Texas — and beyond. An 18,000 barrel rickhouse
in the Shively neighborhood of Louisville. And a lab where
every blend starts as an idea before it becomes a bottle.

Barrel Craft Spirits does everything except the distillation.
And somehow that's exactly why their bourbon is this good.

This was our 25th barrel pick here. And this time the
founder himself — Joe Beatrice — walked in unannounced
and joined us. Wasn't on the menu. Made the whole thing
better.

We also got into a 7-18 year old cigar blend they built
before cigar pairing was even trendy. A 1916 bottle with
beetles used for coloring that tasted like two completely
different whiskeys at the same time. And a lab process
for blending that most distilleries with actual stills
couldn't replicate.

Every decision they make is based on flavor.
Zero exceptions.

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🥃 TIMESTAMPS
00:19 — Introduction
02:00 — Facility Tour
06:01 — Rickhouse Tour
09:32 — Bottling Facility
11:16 — Lab Tour
15:44 — Barrel Tasting

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