So, you’re a big bourbon fan, but you’re tired of constantly searching for an empty bottle when you’re ready to pour yourself an evening dram. What can you do besides buying a case of your favorite booze? Well, you can buy your own barrel. And, thanks to the folks at BarrelPick.com, it’s easier than ever.
What is BarrelPick.com?
For years, if you wanted to buy a barrel of bourbon, you had to go through a distillery, a liquor store, or both. Recently, BarrelPick.com launched. This new platform makes bourbon barrel ownership easy and accessible to consumers. It officially launched this month at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, Kentucky.
Through this service, drinkers can purchase an entire barrel of aged and newly filled barrels from whiskey producers across the US and then let it continue aging before working with distillers to decide when and how it will be bottled for you. You can even ask them to make you a few dozen bottles and let the rest of the barrel continue to age.
The brand currently lists more than 1,000 barrels from more than 20 distilleries and producers. Consumers can even decide the proof of bourbon, design their own bottle and labels, and even create a private single-barrel release if they want to.
“Most people experience bourbon only after every important decision has already been made,” says Steve Scheidecker, founder of BarrelPick.com.
“We wanted to give people the opportunity to experience bourbon from the other side of the barrel. You can choose the whiskey, follow it as it ages, and ultimately decide what that barrel becomes.”
“A barrel can spend years developing before it ever reaches a bottle,” Scheidecker adds.
“Owning one gives you something a bottle never can: time. You get to decide whether to bottle it now, give it another year, or continue following it as it changes.”
How to purchase your own barrel
If you’re interested in purchasing your own barrel of bourbon to drink on your own or share with friends or family, you can visit BarrelPick.com for more details and pricing. Wouldn’t you rather purchase a whole barrel of your favorite bourbon? I know I would.
