Liminal Space Blend 2

Liminal Space (Blend 2) - a blend consisting mostly of barleywine aged in an amburana bourbon barrel, blended with single and double barrel aged barleywines from bourbon barrels. This one is a throwback of one of the first Void beers - one I've been meaning to revisit due to popular demand, but unable to as getting my hands on these Brazilian amburana barrels is not easy. For this iteration, I chose to mostly feature a single barrel of barleywine - an amburana barrel that was most recently used to finish an experimental bourbon from Nulu in Kentucky. My experience with this wood was very similar to last time - massively aromatic, with huge notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cherries - but this time with the added texture of residual bourbon and notes of vanilla and oak that come with spirit aging. It's almost too intense on its own, so I opted to blend in a bit of barleywine from a Buffalo Trace barrel, as well as a bit of the double barrel aged barleywine from Blanton's+rye ex-cognac. This was a really tricky blend to get right but I'm very pleased with the way it came together. It's unapologetically amburana-forward, representing the finest elements of that barrel, while the more aged portion contributes complimentary notes of luscious booze-soaked plums, raisin, and fig. A true sipper and perfect for the season.