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Bourbon Review: Benjamin Prichard’s Double Barreled Bourbon

We review Benjamin Prichard's Double Barrel Bourbon Whiskey, a bourbon made in Tennessee and transferred to a new set of barrels partway through its aging process.

OVERALL RATING

9
$80.00
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Tasting Notes

About:

According to the distillery, this bourbon – made of a mash bill of white corn, rye, and wheat – is aged for nine years, cut from 120 proof to 95 proof, and then re-barreled (hence the “double barrel”) in new charred oak barrels. This method is emphasized by the distiller as a unique means to impart desired flavor and other notes in the bourbon. The distillery says that the bottling proof may vary, dipping to as low as 80 proof; my bottle is labeled as 90 proof. The current retail price of a 750 ml bottle of Prichard’s Double Barreled Bourbon Whiskey ranges from about $80-$100.
Appearance:
A rich amber in the bottle pours out to a deep gold, with tawny highlights not unlike a cognac.
Nose:
Citrus and vanilla pop from the start, giving way to butterscotch, salted caramel popcorn, and a hint of bubblegum (Bazooka, to be exact) sweetness. The aromas evolve to a cinnamon candy spice, like Red Hots. Combined, I was almost transported to a throwback candy store.
Palate:
That whimsical notion of a candy shop was immediately tempered with the pure and simple goodness of this bourbon. While certainly spicy, it is incredibly smooth, with warming tones of oak and firewood (albeit not smokey). Spiced vanilla tea and freshly baked rye bread balance sweetness and heartiness. Butterscotch hard candy, straw and greenery, and spiced gingerbread flow from front-to-back across the palate, with a medium-length and drier finish.
Finish:
Comments:

I was interested to discover that this bourbon received a range of reviews, from disappointment to love — I certainly fall in the latter, and my interest to try more of their spirits has been piqued. The Prichard’s Double Barreled Bourbon is delightful, easy yet complex, restrained yet lively. It has just enough body without being too hefty, and a wonderfully balanced flavor profile. This holds its own sipped neat, or certainly works in a good cocktail of choice — preferably as long as it’s one where the whiskey gets to be the star of the show.


Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Sarah Coppola

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