Peerless Strawberry Strudel

2024 distillery only release single barrel 

Price: somewhere around $130 with tax at distillery? I paid $195 with shipping on secondary 

NCF, barrel proof, NAS 

111.8 proof, 55.9% ABV 

From the label: 
“Strawberry Strudel
A single barrel selection with natural notes of
Strawberry icing, raw honey, and pastry”

Sampled neat in glencairn twice, once after pour and again after resting for 15 minutes 

Nose: prominent ethanol at first, dissipates a good amount with letting it open up. strawberry and rhubarb, subtle brown sugar / caramel 

Palate: indeed there is a great raw honey/ strawberry flavor, still getting some rhubarb as well but not as much as the nose. The sweetness of the honey is not overpowering. Oak influence is in the background, a well rounded amount, not too much or too little.  A nice light-to-medium oil on the mouthfeel, fairly thin mouthfeel overall but not in a detrimental way

Finish: a little bit of the rhubarb/ strawberry on the finish but this dies out quickly, honey flavor and baking spices linger for a nice medium length finish, slight Kentucky hug 

Impressions: This is a pretty tasty and unique pour. I couldn’t find much information about it online but, as the label reads, these are all natural notes so I’m assuming no additives. The combination of strawberry / honey / oak on the palate with baking spices / honey on the finish ties together to give a nice “strawberry icing on a pastry” collective flavor package. They really nailed this description and the label is pretty cool, except for the small white font which is damn near impossible to read, even in person. This the first peerless single barrel I’ve tried and I’m really enjoying this. 

7.8/10

Review #3 - Peerless Single Barrel - Strawberry Strudel