Buzzard’s Roost Distillery announced a new single-barrel bourbon created with Fred Minnick in honor of the release of Minnick’s new book, “Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Changed One Man’s Life.”

Minnick, an acclaimed bourbon expert, author, and judge, personally tasted and chose this barrel of bourbon with Jason Brauner. co-founder and master blender at Buzzard’s Roost. Brauner and Minnick are both known for their discerning palates and deep knowledge of whiskey. Their selection represents the pinnacle of quality and flavor.

Fred Minnick’s Club Marzipan Single Barrel Bourbon

This new single-barrel bourbon is 6 years old and has a mash bill of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley. It underwent secondary maturation in one of Buzzard’s Roost’s custom-toasted barrels, which imparted complex flavors ranging from warm cinnamon coffee cake to chocolate-covered toffee, with a subtle pop of black pepper. It is 115.4 proof, and retails for $85.

“Our unique double oak process really comes through in the bourbon that Fred and I selected,” Brauner said in a news release. “I’ve known Fred for decades, and we had a great time choosing this barrel.”

Single Barrel Celebrates New Book

The release of Minnick’s Club Marzipan Single Barrel Bourbon release coincides with the publication of Minnick’s eighth book, “Bottom Shelf: How a Forgotten Brand of Bourbon Changed One Man’s Life.” The book has been described as:

 “Part memoir, part whiskey-world investigation, Bottom Shelf unearths the forgotten history of America’s most misunderstood bourbon―and reveals how one man’s search for flavor became a fight to rediscover meaning, purpose, and truth in a world full of half-truths and tall tales.”

Availability

The Club Marzipan Single Barrel Bourbon will be available online and at Buzzard’s Roost Distillery and Tasting Room on Friday, Feb. 20. Fred Minnick and Jason Brauner will sign bottles and books at Buzzard’s Roost on Feb. 20 from 5:30-8 p.m.

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About Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey

Buzzard’s Roost Whiskey is an independent distiller, blender and bottler of double oak whiskeys crafted using pioneering techniques. Buzzard’s Roost whiskeys stand out for their flavors, which are created using a break-through approach to secondary maturation including 18-month-seasoned oak barrels for intensified flavors, and low-char/high-toast barrels designed to coax multiple layers of flavor from each barrel, leading to bourbon and rye whiskeys that taste like no other. Buzzard’s Roost Sipping Whiskeys are available in 25 markets, online and at the Buzzard’s Roost Distillery and Tasting Room at 624 W. Main Street in downtown Louisville. All Buzzard’s Roost whiskeys are second-barrel aged and bottled at Bardstown Bourbon Company. Buzzard’s Roost is a woman-led company.