Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label 14 Year Old Rum Release 2
Barrell Craft Spirits Gray Label 14 Year Old Rum Release 2 is the top tier of Barrell's rum program — 64.7% ABV (129.4 proof) cask strength, a blend of Jamaican, Guyanese Demerara, and Barbados rums where the youngest component is 14 years old, crafted and bottled in Kentucky — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 64.7% vol (129.4 proof) — cask strength
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 14 years (youngest rum in the blend)
- Origin: blend of Jamaica, Guyana (Demerara), and Barbados
- Release: Release #2 — Gray Label is Barrell's oldest-stock premium tier
- Producer: Barrell Craft Spirits, Louisville, Kentucky
Fourteen Years, Three Islands, One Cask
Gray Label is where Barrell puts its oldest stock, and Release 2 is a rum built like their whiskeys: high-proof, blended for character, and bottled without compromise. Jamaican funk meets Demerara depth and Barbados elegance, all at full cask strength. See more from Barrell Craft Spirits, or browse the store's rum and spirits selections.
Tasting Notes
Appearance: alfalfa honey. Nose: concentrated Jamaican esters and funk, then berries and flowers, tahini and browned butter, wood spice, sauna, nutmeg. Palate: blackberry, rosehip, nutmeg, tahini, maritime minerality — crushed oyster shell, kelp, dry vermouth. Finish: lime zest, lychee, navel orange, pineapple, mastic, pine pitch. With water: saffron, sumac, nougat, honeydew, ginger, hibiscus (official Barrell tasting copy).
How to Enjoy
At cask strength, start neat in a tulip glass, then add water drop by drop — the official notes transform dramatically. Built for contemplative sipping, not mixing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Gray Label 14 Year Old Rum Release 2" mean?
It is Barrell's second release in the Gray Label rum tier: a blend where the youngest rum is 14 years old, bottled at cask strength.
Where is Barrell Gray Label rum from?
A blend of Jamaican, Guyanese Demerara, and Barbados rums, crafted and bottled in Kentucky.
What is the proof of Barrell Gray Label 14 Year Rum?
129.4 proof (64.7% ABV), cask strength.
Is Barrell Gray Label rum a blend?
Yes — Barrell is a blender; this release marries rums from Jamaica, Guyana, and Barbados.
Cask-strength Caribbean at its most serious: order Barrell Gray Label 14 Year Rum Release 2 online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.