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BAR-2016-MB1-BARREL-BAR5

RYE BOURBON

Age
10
Entry proof
125
Est. bottles
~1007
Location
KY

Own this full barrel of Barton bourbon and decide what happens next.

$2,650

Total barrel cost

$500 deposit today · $2,150 due in 30 days

Consultation

Talk through this barrel.

Walk the numbers, bottling vs. continued aging, and timing for BAR-2016-MB1-BARREL-BAR5. Pick how you want to meet and when.

Preferred method
When to call

Not sure? Let’s talk about bottling now versus keeping it in the rickhouse.

The barrel

What’s in this cask

Distillery
Barton Distillery
Age
10 years
Category
Bourbon
Barrel size
53 gallons
Distillation date
April 28, 2016
Location
Kentucky Artisan Distillery
Region
Kentucky
Entry proof
125
Est. bottles
~1007 (750ml)
Barrel profile
New American White Oak

Mash bill

  • 74% corn
  • 18% rye
  • 8% malted barley
Barrel Pick

BAR-2016-MB1-BARREL-BAR5

The sheet

Barrel breakdown

  • Heritage

    Distilled at Barton.

    Barton private barrels sit outside the everyday bottling line. This is whiskey made to be chosen, not blended away.

  • Maturity

    10 years old.

    Older than the vast majority of bourbon on retail shelves today — with more time in wood already paid for.

  • Mashbill

    Rye Bourbon

    A rye bourbon mash bill: 74% corn, 18% rye, 8% malted barley.

  • Single barrel

    One barrel. One flavor profile.

    No blending. No batching. Every bottle from this project comes from this exact cask.

  • Scarcity

    Limited private barrel availability.

    Most Barton production stays with the distillery's own brands. Private barrel picks are a small, selected slice.

  • Complex flavor

    Exceptional depth, balance & character.

    Notes of caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, baking spice, and dark honey — the exact pour is this barrel’s alone.

Your call

Bottle it now.Or give it more time.

You own the whole 10-year Barton barrel either way. Choose the path that fits how you want to drink — and celebrate — this whiskey.

Ready to bottle

Suggested for this cask

Bottle it.

Move this cask toward a private release: proof, glass, label, and bottles with your name on them.

Bottling this cask

What bottling looks like

You already own the whole cask. Bottling is how it becomes a private release: choose a proof, then glass, closures, and a label with your name on it.

Bottle the entire barrel and bottling is $15 per 750ml bottle, all-inclusive. Want to take some whiskey home and leave the rest in oak? Partial runs start at 48 bottles and are $25 per bottle. The remaining liquid stays in the rickhouse and keeps aging.

We quote production before anything is billed. Nothing is locked in until you approve the quote.

The long game

Keep aging it.

Leave it in the rickhouse. Taste as oak does more work. Bottle when the whiskey — and you — are ready.

Continued aging

What keeping it in wood looks like

Leave the barrel in the rickhouse and let oak keep working. Each year you receive a sample so you can taste the whiskey as it changes and choose the right moment to bottle.

First-year storage is included. After that, continued aging is $100 per year.

When you decide to bottle, full-barrel production is $15 per 750ml bottle, all-inclusive. Or bottle a partial run of at least 48 bottles for $25 per bottle and let the rest keep aging.

Consultation

Talk through this barrel.

Walk the numbers, bottling vs. continued aging, and timing for BAR-2016-MB1-BARREL-BAR5. Pick how you want to meet and when.

Preferred method
When to call

The house

The distillery

Barton Distillery

KY · DSP KY-24

Yield

Estimated bottles by proof

Starting from barrel strength, lower proofs add water and yield more 750ml bottles. Final counts are recorded after production.

ProofEst. bottles
Barrel strength~1007
120 proof~1049
110 proof~1144
100 proof~1259
95 proof~1325
90 proof~1399
80 proof~1573

Project math

Bottle cost estimator

Ballpark the cost per 750ml bottle for BAR-2016-MB1-BARREL-BAR5. This uses the barrel price, optional extra rickhouse years ($100 after year one), the estimated yield at your chosen proof, and $15 per bottle for bottling.

Barrel
$2,650
Storage (year one included)
Included
Bottling (~1007 × $15)
$15,105
Shipping
Not included
Estimated project total
$17,755
Estimated cost per bottle
$18

Yields are estimates. Final bottle counts and production quotes are confirmed before you bottle. Shipping is not included — bottles can be picked up from the distillery at no cost.

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