As part of the build out Barrell Craft Spirits (BCS), the company behind Barrell Bourbon, also named veteran distiller and consultant Tripp Stimson as Master Distiller, responsible for developing the product formulation for BCS as well as leading the distillery building initiative. Stimson is a former Brown-Forman chemist who started distillery consulting services in 2013 and has served as master distiller to Kentucky Artisan Distillery. He also built the first malting operation in Kentucky last year.
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As noted above, the whiskeys related to this company are generally of high quality and well received by both consumers and the industry alike. We’ve reviewed a number of them over time, usually to favorable results. Also, over the past two years, eight different batch entries have won high praise in the Ultimate Spirits Challenge and the San Francisco World Spirits competitions, earning scores between 92-98 and 4 Double Gold medals. High ratings and top recommendations have been given as well in both the Whisky Advocate and the Wine Enthusiast.
– additional reporting by Nino Marchetti
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