Fallen Barrel 9 Year Old Straight Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel #R-013
Fallen Barrel 9 Year Old Straight Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel #R-013 is a cask strength American wheat whiskey bottled by Fallen Barrel House of Los Angeles. The whiskey was distilled and aged in Los Angeles by R6 Distillery — now closed — from a mash of 58% wheat and 42% yellow corn, and it rested 9 years in a single 53-gallon barrel of #4-char new American oak before Fallen Barrel bottled barrel #R-013 at 67.3% ABV (134.6 proof).
- ABV: 67.3% (134.6 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 9 years
- Mashbill: 58% wheat, 42% yellow corn
- Origin: Distilled & aged in Los Angeles, California (R6 Distillery)
- Barrel: #R-013, single barrel, char #4 new American oak
The Story
Fallen Barrel House exists for one reason: when a distillery closes, its barrels usually vanish into anonymity. Fallen Barrel buys and bottles those orphaned casks under their own name — "the last of it," as the back label puts it. R6 was a small Los Angeles distillery working with pot stills and a 95% local-grain philosophy, and this wheat whiskey is among the last chances to taste its work. It belongs in any serious survey of American whiskey.
Tasting Notes
Wheat leads with a soft, mellow sweetness — honey, vanilla and fresh bread — while nine years in new oak layer on caramel, cinnamon spice and dark cherry. The 134.6 proof heat stays surprisingly composed; it sips below its strength and finishes long with toasted oak.
How to Enjoy
Neat first, then with a few drops of water — wheated whiskey at cask strength opens beautifully. Set it beside a rye whiskey to taste how grain choice steers nine years in the same climate, and browse our wider whisky shelves for more single barrels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is wheat whiskey?
A whiskey whose mash is at least 51% wheat — here 58% wheat with 42% yellow corn — known for a softer, sweeter profile than rye or high-corn styles.
Who distilled this whiskey?
R6 Distillery in Los Angeles, which has since closed; Fallen Barrel House bottled the barrel.
Is it cask strength?
Yes — 67.3% ABV (134.6 proof), from the single barrel #R-013.
Fallen Barrel 9 Year Old Straight Wheat Whiskey Single Barrel #R-013 is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor — when this barrel is gone, there is no next one.