Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin Stout Beer, 2015 Napa Valley A distinctly barrel-aged spirit

A distinctly barrel-aged spirit

Manhattans

It’s clean

A tinge of smoke complements these qualities without overwhelming the delicate balance found in Xicaru

Best enjoyed in margaritas

Firestone Walker Velvet Merkin Stout Beer, 2015 Napa Valley A distinctly barrel-aged spiritThe 2015 Velvet Merkin was aged in bourbon barrels from the Heaven Hill family, including Elijah Craig and Old Fitzgerald. Velvet Merkin has always been the barrel aged version of Firestone Walkers seasonal Velvet Merlin oatmeal stout. Whats different this time is that the 2015 Velvet Merkin includes a barrel aged lot of an experimental milk stout version of Velvet Merlin.