Hand Barrel Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey
Hand Barrel Small Batch Bourbon Whiskey is a bold Kentucky straight bourbon at full cask strength — 105 proof (52.5% ABV) in a 750mL bottle, non-chill filtered, built from a blend of 43 selected barrels for the brand's signature taste. The high-rye mash bill (64% corn, 24% rye, 12% malted barley) matured in new American white oak with a heavy char #4 delivers toffee, caramel, and peppery spice in the classic UV-protective barrel-shaped bottle with a hand-dipped wax cap. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- Proof / ABV: 105 proof (52.5% ABV), bottled at proof — 750mL
- Style: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, non-chill filtered
- Mash bill: 64% corn, 24% rye, 12% malted barley (high-rye)
- Cask: new American white oak, char #4; 43-barrel small-batch blend
- Origin: distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky, USA
Forty-Three Barrels, One Signature
Hand Barrel's calling card is selection: the Small Batch expression marries 43 carefully chosen barrels into the brand's house profile, bottled at cask strength with nothing filtered out. The heavy char #4 oak and high-rye recipe give it a peppery spine under all that caramel — and the wax-dipped, barrel-shaped bottle protects every drop from light. Check the rest of the lineup — Hand Barrel Single Barrel Select and Hand Barrel Double Oak — or browse more from Hand Barrel and Del Mesa's bourbon whiskey shelf.
Tasting Notes
Toffee, caramel, buttered corn, and cinnamon pepper spice on the nose; a round, viscous palate of oaky caramel, butter, bursts of pepper giving way to honeyed sweetness, baked apple, and cinnamon; a vibrant finish of pepper, cinnamon, and mint burn with light tannin (official brand notes).
How to Enjoy
At 105 proof it's built for neat sipping in a Glencairn — add a few drops of water to open the honeyed mid-palate. It also stands up to a big cube in an Old Fashioned.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hand Barrel Small Batch cask strength?
Yes — it's bottled at 105 proof (52.5% ABV) straight from the barrel with no dilution and no chill filtration.
What is the mash bill?
64% corn, 24% rye, 12% malted barley — a high-rye recipe, matured in new char #4 American white oak.
How many barrels go into the small batch?
The brand blends 43 selected barrels for this expression's signature taste.
Cask strength, high rye, and a wax-dipped barrel bottle — Hand Barrel Small Batch is waiting at Del Mesa Liquor; order online in San Diego, CA.