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The Bourbon Fox & Hound
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Open Verdict · Verdict pending

Velvet Smoke

Burnt Barrel Distillery (Lone Jack, MO)

Proof

100

Age

5+ years

Poured at

The Brothers Beer & Bourbon House, Ballwin, MO

Poured on

May 28, 2026

Why this is here, not in the Journal

The Hound poured this bottle but did not log a proper tasting note in the moment. The room was busy. The night kept moving. What you see below are the label facts the Hound can verify — nothing else. No secondhand tasting note. No reviewer aggregation. The verdict stays open until the Hound gets a second pour.

From the label

  • Brothers Beer & Bourbon House private label
  • Distilled in Missouri by Burnt Barrel Distillery, Lone Jack, MO
  • Finished in agave spirit barrels
  • 5+ years stated on label

The Hound poured this at The Brothers. The agave-cask finish is the headline — that is not a smoky profile, that is a tequila-barrel profile, and those are two very different bottles. Tasting writeup waits for a second pour with notes in hand. Reader impressions welcome, especially anyone who has had Burnt Barrel’s other releases.

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