Huling Station Review

Huling Station Single Barrel Select

• By: Old Dominick Distillery 
• Distilled by: MGP
• Age: 5 Years
• Proof 113.03 
• Picked by: Air Capital Barrel Society.

The name Huling Station harkens back to 1866 and a wholesale grocery in Memphis, TN that produced their own brand of cordial.  Unfortunately prohibition meant the end of the original cordial brand, but the family grocery business continued to grow and has become one of the largest grocery distributors in the Midsouth. In 2013 the great grandchildren of the founder Domenico Canale found a bottle of the his original cordial from the 1800’s and that spurred them to create Old Dominick Distillery, becoming the first legal distillery in TN since Prohibition. 

Although I think they are distilling some of their own spirits, this particular Bourbon was distilled for them by MGP.  If I understand correctly they provide MGP with their recipe, MGP distills it and sends it back to them to be barrel aged and eventually bottled in Memphis. 

This is a single barrel club pick from Air Capital Barrel Society, and my bottle came to me through Jason Grimm, Thank you Sir, you and the club have picked several great barrels and I appreciate the inclusion. 

This is a single barrel product, so my bottle may taste different from a bottle you try.  Single barrels are like snowflakes each one is different.

Huling Station Single Barrel Select Tasting Notes

Mash Bill: Unknown, but I’m guessing it’s a high rye bourbon based on nose and taste. Aged 5 years.  113.03 Proof.

Color: Surprisingly Deep Amber for a 5 year old. 

Nose: Spicy, Cinnamon, Tobacco, Dark Chocolate. 

Taste: Full Buttery Mouth Feel,  Spicy,  Pepper, Tobacco

Finish:  Surprisingly long with a pleasant hug, Dark Chocolate, Tobacco, Burnt Sugar. 

Conclusion:  I had never heard of this brand before, so I went in with no preconceived ideas or expectation, so I was pleasantly surprised in the depth of flavor that came from this 5yr old.  It drinks much more mature. It is a nice bourbon & I enjoyed it and look forward to sharing it with friends. I don’t think this will become my daily drinker but it definitely has a place on my shelf and I look forward to going back to it. 

Cheers,

Godfather Dan