Barrell Craft Spirits Decade 20 Year Old Whiskey

Barrell Craft Spirits Decade 20 Year Old Whiskey is a decade in a bottle: a cask-strength blend of Canadian whiskies at 142.7 proof (71.35% ABV) in this 750mL bottle — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

The "Decade" concept: Canadian whisky distilled in each consecutive year from 1995 to 2005 — eleven vintages — with components ranging 20 to 30 years old, carrying a 20-year age statement. Distilled in Canada, the blend was expertly assembled and bottled in Louisville, Kentucky, with secondary maturation in Spanish brandy and Hungarian oak casks. It launched in 2025 as part of Barrell's Black Label Series and took Breaking Bourbon's "Best American Whiskey" 2025 award.

Official tasting notes (Barrell): rich and complex — vanilla, caramel, and dried fruits (raisins, figs) from the Spanish brandy casks; toffee and cinnamon warmth from the Hungarian oak; lush, syrupy fruit with deep, warming highlights; finer tannins giving a smoother, silkier texture than the proof suggests.

Why buy Decade? Because 20-year cask-strength Canadian whisky, brandy-cask finished, at 142.7 proof is a unicorn — and Barrell's blending is the best argument in American whiskey for what a master blender can do. Explore the canadian whisky collection, the Barrell Craft Spirits brand collection, and all whisky.

Serving note: neat, tiny pours — this is 142.7 proof. Add water slowly; it rewards patience.

Is Decade a bourbon? No — it is a blend of Canadian whiskies distilled in Canada (1995–2005), blended and bottled in Kentucky. The store's Canadian Whisky typing is correct.

What proof is it? 142.7 proof (71.35% ABV), 750mL.

What does 20 Year Old mean? The youngest whisky in the blend is 20 years old; components run 20 to 30 years.

What casks were used? Secondary maturation in Spanish brandy casks and Hungarian oak, after the Canadian distilling and aging.