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Bardstown Bourbon Company Blackberry Farm Brewery Collaborative Series – Press Release
Press Release
Bardstown Bourbon Company partners with Blackberry Farm for 2024’s Final Collaborative Release
Bardstown Bourbon Company Blackberry Farm Brewery Collaborative Series
Bardstown, Ky. (October 8, 2024)– Bardstown Bourbon Company’s boundary pushing Collaborative Series will cap off the year with a regional release this October. The final of three bespoke collaborations released this year pairs Bardstown Bourbon with Blackberry Farm Brewery, presenting a Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey finished in Blackberry Farm Brewery Oxheart Stout barrels.
Born from the same spirit of hospitality and craftsmanship, Blackberry Farm Brewery aligns with Bardstown’s own trailblazing approach to bourbon. The internationally acclaimed brewery draws inspiration from old-world tradition while reflecting the unique changing seasons and culinary heritage of the South.
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A True Collaboration
A true collaboration in every sense, Blackberry Farm Brewery and Bardstown Bourbon Co. together created a custom blend of 6- to 14-year-old bourbon, then finished it in Blackberry Farm Brewery’s signature Oxheart stout barrels for 17 months. This extremely limited bottling, comprised of just 10 barrels, will be available exclusively in Tennessee and Kentucky, as well as Bardstown Bourbon Company’s distillery homeplace in Bardstown and Louisville Tasting Room.
“Dan Callaway and I met years ago in Louisville, and quickly discovered we shared a passion for beverages and blending. Our paths found us both at Bardstown Bourbon Company in different capacities, and it opened the door for friendship and collaboration,” said Roy Milner, Blackberry Farm’s Chief Fermentation Officer. “After a visit to the Brewery, we homed in on the idea of working with one of our favorite recipes, Oxheart Imperial Stout. Not only did I gain a dear friend, Dan’s approach to blending and flavor composition melded with the way we think about our bottlings. I’m proud of what we made together and honored to join the other legacy breweries who have come before us in this groundbreaking series.”
The Specifics
| BLEND | ORIGIN | AGE | MASHBILL |
| 45 percent | Bardstown Bourbon Co. Bardstown, Ky. | 6 year | Corn: 75% Rye: 21% Malted Barley: 4% |
| 25 percent | Kentucky | 8 year | Corn: 53% Rye: 26% Malted Barley: 21% |
| 21 percent | Kentucky | 14 year | Corn: 78% Rye: 10% Malted Barley: 12% |
| 9 percent | Kentucky | 14 year | Corn: 75% Rye: 13% Malted Barley: 12% |
Tasting Notes from the Distillery
On the nose, dark chocolate, honey, and toasted oak lead to a decadent palate of mocha and cinnamon. The rich mouthfeel evolves into a lasting finish of marshmallow, vanilla, and malt. Bardstown Bourbon’s Blackberry Farm Brewery’s collaboration was recently awarded a Gold Medal at the New York World Spirits Competition.
“The Blackberry Farm Brewery collaboration is the perfect night cap to a season of pioneering releases,” said Dan Callaway, VP of New Product Development for Bardstown Bourbon Company. “As we look ahead to 2025, we will continue to defy expectations and push the category in a direction that’s more innovative, more transparent and more collaborative.”
Price & Proof
The Blackberry Farm Brewery collaboration is presented at 107 proof (53.5 alc. by vol) at a suggested retail price of $159.99.
Would you like to read about a couple of other BBC Collaborative Series releases? Then check out our Bardstown Bourbon Company Amrut Collaborative Series Review and our Bardstown Bourbon Silver Oak Review!
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