Bulleit creates Bourbon barrel rested coffee

Diageo’s Bulletin Bourbon has teamed up with The Gentlemen Barristas to create the UK’s first range of barrel-aged coffees.

Barrels that once held Bulleit Bourbon have been used to rest coffee beans as part of a new range

Launched at the London Coffee Festival last week, the limited edition Bulleit X Gentlemen Baristas coffee is made with two varities of single origin beans sourced from plantations in Colombia and El Salvador.

These beans have been transported to East London where they are rested in American Oak, single fill Bulleit Bourbon casks from the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Kentucky, before undergoing a “bespoke roast” by The Roastery Department.

Two varieties of Bulleit Bourbon barrel-aged coffee where made available at the London Coffee Festival last week, named after hats in keeping with the range of Gentlemen Baristas’ coffee roasts.

The Trucker, said to have a sweet lime acidity with orange blossom floral notes, is an espresso coffee made using beans from Los Hernandez in El Salvador. The Gatsby, with notes of milk chocolate and caramel, is a filter coffee made with beans from Cuacacayo in Colombia.

Bulleit X Gentlemen Baristas coffees are now available to from The Gentlemen Barista’s coffee house in Southwark, London, and online at World of Zing.