Caribou Crossing Del Mesa Liquor Private Select Single Barrel Canadian Whiskey
Del Mesa Liquor Private Select — Barrel #126
80 proof (40% ABV) | 750mL | Single barrel — Del Mesa Liquor's exclusive store pick | Canadian whisky — Caribou Crossing is the world's first single barrel Canadian whisky — distilled and aged in Canada, bottled at Buffalo Trace Distillery by Sazerac — and this bottle is ours alone: Del Mesa Liquor's Private Select single barrel, hand-chosen from one specific barrel and bottled under our name.
Every Caribou Crossing bottle comes from a single hand-selected barrel, so no two barrels taste identical — that's the entire point of our pick. The standard profile runs rich and mellow: caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, and honey on the nose; vanilla custard, gentle rye spice, toasted grains, and orange zest on the palate; sweet maple and baking spice on the finish. It arrives in the signature heavy bottle with the collectible caribou stopper and blue wax seal — "Canada's answer to Blanton's." Ask us about this barrel the next time you're in the shop — and it's available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
Tasting notes
Typical of the marque (each barrel varies): caramel, butterscotch, vanilla, honey, and stewed prunes on the nose; vanilla custard, honey, gentle rye spice, toasted grains, and orange zest on the palate; a sweet maple, baking-spice finish with a whisper of oak.
Why buy it from Del Mesa Liquor
- Our exclusive barrel — a Del Mesa Liquor Private Select you can't buy anywhere else
- Single barrel Canadian whisky — one barrel, one distinct flavor
- Distilled in Canada, bottled at Buffalo Trace; caribou stopper + blue wax
- Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor
How to serve it
Neat to taste exactly what our barrel pick delivers. It also makes a superb, mellow Manhattan.
Frequently asked questions
What is a "Private Select" single barrel?
The store hand-selects one specific barrel and bottles it exclusively under the store's name — same Caribou Crossing whisky, differentiated by the barrel we chose.
How old is Caribou Crossing?
It carries no age statement — the brand does not print an age on the label.
Is this the same as regular Caribou Crossing?
Same 80-proof single-barrel Canadian whisky at its core, but drawn from the one barrel Del Mesa Liquor selected — no two barrels taste identical.