Barrell Bourbon Cigar Blend

Built for the pour after the smoke. Louisville's Barrell Craft Spirits made its name doing one thing better than anyone — blending sourced barrels at cask strength with obsessive, batch-by-batch transparency — and Cigar Blend is founder Joe Beatrice's crew engineering a bourbon specifically for the ritual of a good cigar. Straight bourbons from Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, aged 7½ to 18 years, are married and finished across an indulgent quartet of casks: Madeira, Armagnac, rum, and Hungarian oak. Bottled uncut at 111.2 proof, it reads like the humidor itself — pipe tobacco, cedar, toffee, and leather on the nose, spiced cola, pistachio, and vanilla on the palate, and a long sweet-vermouth finish of clove, cocoa, and slate-like minerality. Previously a near-unobtainable limited release, Cigar Blend now anchors Barrell's permanent lineup — no cigar required, but highly encouraged.

Whiskey Details:

Region: Blend of straight bourbons from Kentucky, Tennessee & Indiana — blended and bottled in Kentucky

Age Statement: Blend of bourbons aged 7.5–18 years

ABV: 55.6% (111.2 proof) — cask strength; proof may vary by batch, see label

Cask Type: Finished in Madeira, Armagnac, rum & Hungarian oak casks

Distillery: Barrell Craft Spirits, Louisville, KY (blender; distilled at source distilleries)

Bottle Size: 750ml