Blanton’s Single Barrel
“When you are on a great horse, you have the best seat you will ever have”
It's hard to get your head around the fact that single barrel releases have only been around since 1984. Most bourbon drinkers know that the Blanton’s brand is named after Colonel Albert Blanton, without doubt a true legend of the industry who quite simply devoted his life and career to producing fine whiskey. The man led the distillery through prohibition, the Depression, the Great Flood and even World War II.
Blanton’s Original Single Barrel, to give it its full title, was the brainwave of yet another lifetime bourbon devotee, Elmer T Lee. In Colonel Blanton’s time, it was a common occurrence for single barrels to be selected for bottling for private use but they were never made available for the regular consumer. Mr Lee never forgot that these private single barrels were always chosen by the Colonel from Warehouse H, where he believed the bourbon aged better, particularly in middle sections of this warehouse.
Blanton’s Single barrel regularly delivers vanilla, sweet caramel, marzipan and honey on the nose. The palate is full and soft with white pepper, burnt sugars, caramel and there is a sweet citrus pushing through. A fulfilling and lengthy finish with rye spices and again sweet notes of citrus and honey with a satisfying and welcome oakiness. We’ve had a few of these now and with all single barrels there are of course nuances to each individual one but these tasting notes are typically standard in our opinion.
The bottle design of this product is an absolute belter and is by far the most beautiful bourbon bottle design of them all. It’s a work of art, with its barrel decanter shape, unique bottle stopper design and individual bottling information which would satisfy the most discerning bourbon geek. This bottle would not look out of place on any shelf throughout your home and is certainly not one to be without in your home bar.
Love the bottle, love the juice, love the Blanton’s.
