Dark Arts Whiskey House Single Barrel Bourbon 120 proof - Selected by Seelbach's
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Age: 10-year
Proof: 120 proof
Mash bill: 60% Corn, 36% Rye and 4% Malted barley
Tasting Notes:
About: Any barrel pick that ends with a few dozen empty glasses is a good one! That's exactly what happened when I visited Macauley Minton of Dark Arts. Macauley and I met at Wilderness Trail where he ran the barrel program. During his five years there he played around with barrel blends while groups selected. At the end of the tasting he would offer a pour of "Macauley's Blend". Over the years he even started adding some of these blends into the blind selection process. Even more surprising (impressive) his blends would be selected as the favorite. That gave him the confidence to split out on his own and start Dark Arts.
Back to this blend. We started by tasting through a slew of barrels. We hit a group of 10-year 36% rye Indiana bourbon barrels that I loved. From there, Macauley took over and while we were debating which barrel we liked best he worked up a blend. The result was hard to beat. It was a mixed of dried fruit and toffee on the nose with dark cherry and vanilla on the palate. With a unanimous vote, that was the winner.
Age: 10-year
Proof: 120 proof
Mash bill: 60% Corn, 36% Rye and 4% Malted barley
Tasting Notes:
About: Any barrel pick that ends with a few dozen empty glasses is a good one! That's exactly what happened when I visited Macauley Minton of Dark Arts. Macauley and I met at Wilderness Trail where he ran the barrel program. During his five years there he played around with barrel blends while groups selected. At the end of the tasting he would offer a pour of "Macauley's Blend". Over the years he even started adding some of these blends into the blind selection process. Even more surprising (impressive) his blends would be selected as the favorite. That gave him the confidence to split out on his own and start Dark Arts.
Back to this blend. We started by tasting through a slew of barrels. We hit a group of 10-year 36% rye Indiana bourbon barrels that I loved. From there, Macauley took over and while we were debating which barrel we liked best he worked up a blend. The result was hard to beat. It was a mixed of dried fruit and toffee on the nose with dark cherry and vanilla on the palate. With a unanimous vote, that was the winner.
