
Louisville-based Barrell Craft Spirits is the original, pre-eminent independent blender of unique, aged, cask strength whiskey and rum. Recognized for our blending expertise since 2013, we skillfully design, produce, and launch award-winning, unique products that surprise and delight whiskey aficionados and novices alike. Our cask-strength small-batch and single-barrel releases have quickly become an influencing force in American whiskey, winning awards from the world’s most prestigious distilled spirits publications and competitions.
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Our mission is to be the most innovative, progressive, and respected blenders in the nation, by making bold choices and pushing the creative envelope every day to showcase the world’s most exciting spirits.

RECENT NOTABLE PRESS
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Esquire include Barrell Bourbon in the 26 Best Bourbon Brands to Drink in 2026
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Barrell Dovetail featured in Garden & Gun "The Wild World of Finished Bourbons"
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WHISKY ADVOCATE
Whisky Advocate's 12 Whiskies For Your Memorial Day Weekend Gathering includes Cask Finish Armagnac
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WHISKY ADVOCATE
Barrell 18 Yr Whiskey Finished in Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauternes barrels earns a 93 rating from Whisky Advocate​
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Forbes says Barrell Bourbon Cigar Blend Is Complex Whiskey Done Right​
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Barrell Craft Spirits featured in Whisky Advocate's Microblends: Whiskey's Hottest Trend
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Drinkhacker puts Barrell Bourbon 12 Yr Finished in French Oak in its The Top 20 Whiskeys of 2025
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Barrell Decade Whiskey named Best American Whiskey by Breaking Bourbon.
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Barrell’s Excellent Dovetail Bourbon Just Got a Toasted-Cask Finish​​​
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Esquire names Barrell Craft Spirits as one of the best bourbon brands.
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WHISKY ADVOCATE
Whisky Advocate ranks Barrell Bourbon Batch 035 as #11 in their Top 20: The Most Exciting Whiskies of 2023.
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VinePair Next Wave Awards names Nic Christiansen Master Blender of the Year.​
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Men's Journal includes Barrell Seagrass as one of the Best Bourbons for an Old Fashioned​
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Whisky Advocate ranks Barrell Vantage #3 in their Top 20: The Most Exciting Whiskies of 2022.
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Wall Street Journal features Barrell Craft Spirits' Private Release Program.​
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Barrell Craft Spirits featured in New York Times article, “American Whiskeys Find their Middlemen”
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Bourbon’s Rule Breaker: How Barrell Craft Spirits Upblended The Whiskey Industry







