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Barrell is launching Toasted Vantage Whiskey

Barrell is launching a new, limited-release whiskey

By Christopher Osburn Published March 5, 2025

Barrell Craft Spirits

Independent bottler Barrell Craft Spirits has been releasing whiskeys using unique distillation techniques, aging styles, and creative barrel types since it was first opened in 2013. In more than a decade since, the brand has gained countless fans while racking up numerous awards. Recently, it launched another exciting limited-edition expression called Barrell Toasted Vantage.

Barrell Toasted Vantage

Glass of whiskey with ice cubes served on wooden planks — Jag_cz / Shutterstock

If you’re a fan of Barrell Craft Spirits, you’ve probably already imbibed the distillery’s award-winning Vantage Bourbon. The elevated version is a blend of straight bourbon finished in three special virgin oak barrels. They are Mizunara, French, and American oak. But that’s not all. After the initial aging, this whiskey had a secondary maturation of twenty-two months in Grand Cru Limited Edition American oak Barrels.

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The result is a memorable, complex, 115.16-proof whiskey. According to Barrell, it begins with a nose of grilled peaches, rye spice, lemon peels, oak, ginger, licorice, walnuts, coconuts, coffee, and brown butter. The palate is a mix of pipe tobacco, cocoa beans, gentle spices, caramelized pineapple, honey butter, and herbal notes. The finish is warm, lingering and ends with a pleasant kick of peppery spice.

Where can I buy it?

Whiskey in a glass in a dark room — Ignatiev / iStock

Barrell Toasted Vantage is a limited-edition expression. Only 300 bottles of this exclusive whiskey are available to the public. They are available for purchase on Barrell Craft Spirits’ website for the suggested retail price of $199 for a 750ml bottle. Thirty extra bottles will also be available at the blending facility in Louisville, with the option to have them signed by Founder Joe Beatrice, Chief Whiskey Scientist Tripp Stimson, and Blender/Manager of Blending Operations Nic Christiansen.

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Christopher Osburn is a food and drinks writer located in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. He's been writing professional

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