Hughes Bros. 8-Year Toasted Barrel Rye #3902 113.11 proof - Selected by Seelbach's

Age: 8-year Mash bill: 95/5 Rye/Malted Barley Tasting Notes: The nose is sweetly inviting, giving lots of honey-dipped dried and dark fruit notes of date, raisin, plum, and dried cranberry, with warm sticky bun-like confection and brown sugar. The palate is chewy and coating, with this velvety barrel char opening up to more rounded fruit notes of cranberry, cherry, and apple, candied citrus peel, and a gently torched vanilla custard profile. Compared to our last barrel, the spices seem much more mellow and balanced. While there are certainly plenty of baking spices, they are sugary and playful. Candied orange peel leads the way, while that vanilla custard, dark caramel, and lightly toasted marshmallow continue to add depth and sweetness to the sips. Bottle count: 192 bottles