Hidden Barn Slow Fade Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Small Batch 750ml
About the Product: "Slow Fade" is the tenth release in Hidden Barn's Series One lineup — and the first in the series to receive a proper name. The title comes straight from the whiskey itself: Master Blender Jackie Zykan noted the way the sweetness lingers and gradually retreats on the finish, leaving behind warmth and a clean, lasting glow rather than an abrupt cutoff. It's an eleven-barrel blend of five-to-six-year-old bourbon distilled by Royce Neeley at Neeley Family Distillery in Sparta, Kentucky, double pot distilled and fermented with wild-crafted Appalachian yeast in open cypress fermentation tanks — a production method the Neeley family has practiced for generations that gives their distillate a character column stills simply can't replicate. Bottled straight from the barrel at cask strength with only sediment filtration, this is Hidden Barn's core vision at its most unfiltered.
About Hidden Barn: Hidden Barn was co-founded in 2022 by former Old Forester Master Taster Jackie Zykan alongside Royce Neeley of Neeley Family Distillery and Nate Winegar of Denver's 5280 Whiskey Society. The brand's name pays homage to Kentucky farmers who painted their barns black during Prohibition to conceal the whiskey fungus growing on their walls — a quiet, communal act of solidarity with distillers. Zykan spent seven years as master taster at Brown-Forman's Old Forester before stepping away to build something smaller and fully her own, where every blend starts with just a handful of barrels and every outlying note has to earn its place. In 2024, Neeley acquired Hidden Barn outright, with Zykan continuing as Master Blender through the brand's most decorated stretch — earning Double Golds at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2023 and 2024, Best Small Batch 1st Place at the 2023 New Orleans Bourbon Festival, and Best of Class from The Tasting Alliance.
Bottle Info:
- Proof: 106.5 (non-chill filtered, sediment filtration only)
- Age: 5–6 Years
Tasting Notes:
- Nose: Brown butter, black cherry, orange zest
- Palate: Dark cacao, hazelnut, perfectly viscous mouthfeel
- Finish: Sweet, slow-fading warmth, clean longevity
What is Double Pot Still Distillation?: Most American bourbon is produced on column stills — tall, continuous-run columns that can process large volumes of grain mash efficiently and produce a relatively clean, consistent distillate. Pot still distillation takes the opposite approach: the mash is heated in a single vessel and the vapor is collected in one batch at a time, capturing more of the grain's natural oils, esters, and congeners along the way. The result is a heavier, more texturally complex spirit — richer in mouthfeel, more expressive of the grain, and often carrying earthy or rustic depth that column-distilled bourbon doesn't. It's a more labor-intensive method, more common in Irish and Scotch whisky traditions, and relatively rare in Kentucky — which is part of what gives Neeley Family Distillery's distillate its distinctive character.
About the Product: "Slow Fade" is the tenth release in Hidden Barn's Series One lineup — and the first in the series to receive a proper name. The title comes straight from the whiskey itself: Master Blender Jackie Zykan noted the way the sweetness lingers and gradually retreats on the finish, leaving behind warmth and a clean, lasting glow rather than an abrupt cutoff. It's an eleven-barrel blend of five-to-six-year-old bourbon distilled by Royce Neeley at Neeley Family Distillery in Sparta, Kentucky, double pot distilled and fermented with wild-crafted Appalachian yeast in open cypress fermentation tanks — a production method the Neeley family has practiced for generations that gives their distillate a character column stills simply can't replicate. Bottled straight from the barrel at cask strength with only sediment filtration, this is Hidden Barn's core vision at its most unfiltered.
About Hidden Barn: Hidden Barn was co-founded in 2022 by former Old Forester Master Taster Jackie Zykan alongside Royce Neeley of Neeley Family Distillery and Nate Winegar of Denver's 5280 Whiskey Society. The brand's name pays homage to Kentucky farmers who painted their barns black during Prohibition to conceal the whiskey fungus growing on their walls — a quiet, communal act of solidarity with distillers. Zykan spent seven years as master taster at Brown-Forman's Old Forester before stepping away to build something smaller and fully her own, where every blend starts with just a handful of barrels and every outlying note has to earn its place. In 2024, Neeley acquired Hidden Barn outright, with Zykan continuing as Master Blender through the brand's most decorated stretch — earning Double Golds at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2023 and 2024, Best Small Batch 1st Place at the 2023 New Orleans Bourbon Festival, and Best of Class from The Tasting Alliance.
Bottle Info:
- Proof: 106.5 (non-chill filtered, sediment filtration only)
- Age: 5–6 Years
Tasting Notes:
- Nose: Brown butter, black cherry, orange zest
- Palate: Dark cacao, hazelnut, perfectly viscous mouthfeel
- Finish: Sweet, slow-fading warmth, clean longevity
What is Double Pot Still Distillation?: Most American bourbon is produced on column stills — tall, continuous-run columns that can process large volumes of grain mash efficiently and produce a relatively clean, consistent distillate. Pot still distillation takes the opposite approach: the mash is heated in a single vessel and the vapor is collected in one batch at a time, capturing more of the grain's natural oils, esters, and congeners along the way. The result is a heavier, more texturally complex spirit — richer in mouthfeel, more expressive of the grain, and often carrying earthy or rustic depth that column-distilled bourbon doesn't. It's a more labor-intensive method, more common in Irish and Scotch whisky traditions, and relatively rare in Kentucky — which is part of what gives Neeley Family Distillery's distillate its distinctive character.
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About the Product: "Slow Fade" is the tenth release in Hidden Barn's Series One lineup — and the first in the series to receive a proper name. The title comes straight from the whiskey itself: Master Blender Jackie Zykan noted the way the sweetness lingers and gradually retreats on the finish, leaving behind warmth and a clean, lasting glow rather than an abrupt cutoff. It's an eleven-barrel blend of five-to-six-year-old bourbon distilled by Royce Neeley at Neeley Family Distillery in Sparta, Kentucky, double pot distilled and fermented with wild-crafted Appalachian yeast in open cypress fermentation tanks — a production method the Neeley family has practiced for generations that gives their distillate a character column stills simply can't replicate. Bottled straight from the barrel at cask strength with only sediment filtration, this is Hidden Barn's core vision at its most unfiltered.
About Hidden Barn: Hidden Barn was co-founded in 2022 by former Old Forester Master Taster Jackie Zykan alongside Royce Neeley of Neeley Family Distillery and Nate Winegar of Denver's 5280 Whiskey Society. The brand's name pays homage to Kentucky farmers who painted their barns black during Prohibition to conceal the whiskey fungus growing on their walls — a quiet, communal act of solidarity with distillers. Zykan spent seven years as master taster at Brown-Forman's Old Forester before stepping away to build something smaller and fully her own, where every blend starts with just a handful of barrels and every outlying note has to earn its place. In 2024, Neeley acquired Hidden Barn outright, with Zykan continuing as Master Blender through the brand's most decorated stretch — earning Double Golds at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2023 and 2024, Best Small Batch 1st Place at the 2023 New Orleans Bourbon Festival, and Best of Class from The Tasting Alliance.
Bottle Info:
- Proof: 106.5 (non-chill filtered, sediment filtration only)
- Age: 5–6 Years
Tasting Notes:
- Nose: Brown butter, black cherry, orange zest
- Palate: Dark cacao, hazelnut, perfectly viscous mouthfeel
- Finish: Sweet, slow-fading warmth, clean longevity
What is Double Pot Still Distillation?: Most American bourbon is produced on column stills — tall, continuous-run columns that can process large volumes of grain mash efficiently and produce a relatively clean, consistent distillate. Pot still distillation takes the opposite approach: the mash is heated in a single vessel and the vapor is collected in one batch at a time, capturing more of the grain's natural oils, esters, and congeners along the way. The result is a heavier, more texturally complex spirit — richer in mouthfeel, more expressive of the grain, and often carrying earthy or rustic depth that column-distilled bourbon doesn't. It's a more labor-intensive method, more common in Irish and Scotch whisky traditions, and relatively rare in Kentucky — which is part of what gives Neeley Family Distillery's distillate its distinctive character.
