Review: Ballotin Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream
Ballotin Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream was released April 2021. It is one of eight chocolate flavored whiskies flying the Ballotin banner. The others include Bourbon Ball, Caramel Turtle, Chocolate Cherry Cream, Chocolate Mint, Chocolate Mocha Cream, and Original Chocolate. Paul Tuell a former brand manager for Brown-Forman founded Saloon Spirits April 2015 in Louisville Kentucky. Each bottle of Ballotin starts with a sourced whiskey made from a traditional Bourbon mash with at least 51% corn. Wheat and barley make up the balance. The whiskey is aged for three years in previously used oak barrels. Chocolate peanut butter cream liqueur made from real dairy cream is blended before bottling at 34 proof. Read more
Review: Ballotin Chocolate Cherry Whiskey Cream
Ballotin Chocolate Cherry Whiskey Cream is the newest member of the Ballotin Chocolate whiskey line of spirits. The others include Ballotin Original Chocolate, Bourbon Ball, Caramel Turtle, and Chocolate Mint. The Ballotin spirit line was launched in 2015 by Paul Tuell who worked at Brown-Forman for over 20 years, Jeff Stum, and Robert Aubry. Together they formed Saloon Spirits. Saloon Spirits sources the whiskey from other producers before blending it at beverage development company Flavorman. The label reads Ballotin Chocolate Cherry Whiskey Cream is made with a blend of craft chocolate, cherry cream liqueur, and fine whiskey. The light whiskey base is made from a mash of 51% or more corn, with wheat and barley making up the balance. Read more