Barrell Rum Private Release J657 Rum

A fantastic micro Rum blend that can’t be recreated.

Why is the extra letter “L" in Barrell Craft Spirits? Company founder — Joe Beatrice — just ain’t saying. But he will tell you all day long about his passion for the work that they do to preserve unique orphan casks of American Whiskey.

Founded in 2014, Barrell Craft Spirits scoops up extra casks of premium Bourbon and Rye and bottles ‘em up at full strength. Each batch is completely different. Sometimes the coolest casks on the market are Tennessee-style Whiskeys, sometimes they’re Kentucky Bourbon. The good stuff could be straight, or it could be a finished wood. The point is that they find the best odd lots and “left-overs” that would more likely be tossed into a generic blend and sell it to us in all of their glory.

Barrell Rum Private Release J657 Rum is part of their special collection that offers seriously micro blends where every release is unique. Sure, the recipes can be recreated but every component is carefully curated over several months, so the result would never be the same. This particular tipple is made up from mostly Jamaican Rum that makes up 65% of the final blend. The other Rums are from Barbardos and in the end, the juices are married and finished in an Indiana Rye Cask. Spectacular.