In a review by Breaking Bourbon, Nick Beiter shared his tasting experience of New Holland Brewing Company’s second release of Dragon’s Milk Origin Honey Barrel, which uses GLBC’s Hasselman’s Honey.
“When combined with honey barrel finishing, the result is a whiskey that’s dense and sweet, with ample honey-influence throughout,” wrote Beiter. “Dragon’s Milk’s base bourbon flavor profile still manages to cut through the dense honey to create a complementary base. By that measure, it’s exactly what someone might expect from a honey finished bourbon, leaning heavily into the honey.”
According to Beiter, Dragon’s Milk Origin Honey Barrel, which debuted in April 2023, is set to be an annual, limited release from now on with bottles made available exclusively at New Holland’s Holland locations.
“To construct this small batch release, New Holland Spirits partnered with Great Lakes Bee Company to source their Hasselman’s Honey. Bourbon barrels were dumped and re-filled with honey to age, and then dumped again and refilled with Dragon’s Milk Origin Bourbon to finish before being batched and bottled.”
Read the full review from Breaking Bourbon’s Nick Beiter, here.