Black Belle Bourbon Release for Black Friday 2018

Coming in hot for Black Friday is the fourth release in the 2018 Craftsman Cask Collection by Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery: Black Belle. In 2017 we released one barrel of this remarkable beer barrel finished Bourbon and it set the internet on fire. It gave us the idea that trying our hand at other experimental finishes might be fun and thus the Craftsman Cask Collection was born. We will release three barrels worth of Black Belle on Black Friday at the distillery.

This years’ Belle Meade “Black Belle” Bourbon is aged for 10-11 years and then finishes its aging inside of Imperial Stout barrels from Blackstone Brewing in Nashville Tennessee. The barrels start their journey as a Bourbon barrel from our distillery where they are one of the few barrels selected to have aged a Single Barrel worthy Bourbon. Once we dump the barrels, we send them to Blackstone Brewing where they then fill them with their Black Belle Imperial Stout. This 10.2% ABV stout is infused with cocoa nibs and rests in the used Bourbon barrels for at least 7 months. After Blackstone Brewing dumps the barrel they send them back to us and we fill it again with Bourbon and let it rest for an additional 10-12 months.

Flavor Profile: The result is a robust Bourbon with chocolate and stout notes that smooth the palate, lengthen the finish, and bring even more complexity to the already stellar whiskey.

Price: $99.99/bottle (limit 3 bottles per person)

Where to buy:  Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery Bottle Shop

When: November 23 @ 10am