Berentzen Bushel & Barrel

Most flavored whiskeys start with an existing whiskey and add flavoring but Bushel & Barrel comes at it from the other end mixing Berentzen’s apple liqueur with a Kentucky bourbon. Bright crisp apple cider defines the opening while in the mid-palate subtle bourbon notes emerge with vanilla honey cinnamon and light oak. The bourbon notes complement the sweet apple cider and help keep things from getting too sweet. Bourbon and cider have always been buddies and they do quite well together here.