Create & “Virtually” Taste Your Bourbon in 60 Seconds

Embark on a bourbon journey at Barrels & Billets with our Distillery Experience, Custom Bourbon Home Party Kit, or you can create your own recipe with the Bourbon Wizard. The Bourbon Wizard is an artificial intelligence app created by the experts at the Eureka! Ranch – our sister company.

HOW IT WORKS

1) You answer 13 questions and VOILA! – the Wizard crafts YOUR Bourbon YOUR WAY – customizing your personal bourbon from a blend of 3, 4, 5 or 6 bourbons to match your taste preferences.

2) Virtually taste your recipe with TASTING NOTES on what your bourbon tastes like. Also provided are CUSTOM COCKTAIL recipes designed for your bourbon and tastes.

3) Name & Order Your Customized Bottle

YOUR Bourbon Will Be GREAT
Because GREAT Bourbons create GREAT BOURBONS

AWARD-WINNING INGREDIENTS
Our Six Blending Bourbons are all 92 Points or Higher

After inputting your preferences, the wizard creates your personal bourbon recipe from our set of six award-winning bourbons. The six bourbons are crafted from single woods because 70% of the flavor of bourbon comes from wood. Your custom bourbon will taste incredible.

Create your recipe with our Bourbon Wizard and come out with a mix between six of our 92+ point, award winning bourbons.

START EXPERIENCE

Create Your Bourbon

CUSTOM BOURBON IS PICK-UP ONLY. SHIPPING NOT AVAILABLE.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

How much do you like a SMOKED taste in whiskey or foods?

I LOVE SMOKED taste

I LIKE SMOKED taste

I don’t like or dislike SMOKED taste

I DISLIKE SMOKED taste

I HATE SMOKED taste

~ Tasting Tips ~

When we talk about smoke, we're talking about barbecue smoke rather than a camp fire. Imagine the smell of ribs or brisket over cherry or apple wood. Think about the sweet tanginess of barbecue and the nice, heavy smoked flavor.

Would you like your custom whiskey to...

Have a more CLEAN taste

Have a more COMPLEX taste

Have a CLEAN & COMPLEX TASTE

~ Tasting Tips ~

When we think of CLEAN, we're thinking "easy to drink and pleasant on the palate." When we think of COMPLEX, we’re talking about a lot of different flavors working together to create a great taste. Our process aims to create a complexity of flavors that is easy and enjoyable to drink.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have...

A flavor that tastes somewhat sweet

A flavor that tastes a tiny bit sweet

A flavor that that is not at all sweet

Would you prefer that your custom whiskey...

Have a very SHORT aftertaste

Have a MEDIUM aftertaste

Have a LONG aftertaste

~ Tasting Tips ~

For aftertaste, a short aftertaste is something that doesn't linger in your mouth very long. You taste it, you get a feel for it, and then it fades quickly. A long aftertaste is when we have the whiskey coating the palate and hanging out a little longer, allowing you to taste more flavors. The flavors that are probably going to include oak, woodiness, char, dark spices, and vanilla.

Would you prefer that your custom whiskey has a...

Very mellow Taste

Somewhat mellow Taste

Mellow is not important to me

~ Tasting Tips ~

Mellow in this case refers to a whiskey that is going to be soft, supple, and gentle on the palate. LOW Burn and LOW Bite.

Would you like your custom whiskey to be optimized for drinking...

Neat / Straight

With Ice

Mixed with Soda

In a Cocktail

I Like It MULTIPLE Ways

~ Tasting Tips ~

When crafting your whiskey, here's what I want you to think about... Are you going to enjoy it on the rocks, neat, or in a cocktail? If you can answer these questions it will lead you to making the perfect whiskey.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have an OAKY FLAVOR?

YES

NO OPINION

~ Tasting Tips ~

An oaky flavor is obviously going to be a bit woody, though not necessarily good or bad depending on your preference. As with certain wines, oak will help impart certain tannic qualities such as mouthfeel, slight dryness, and a little bit of bitterness.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have a VANILLA FLAVOR?

YES

NO OPINION

~ Tasting Tips ~

Vanilla gives hints of the vanilla flavor and perception of smoothness.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have a DARK SPICE FLAVOR?

YES

NO OPINION

~ Tasting Tips ~

Dark spice is about warming flavors, like a great spiced apple cider, cardamon, pumpkin spice, nutmeg and other soft fall spices.

Would you prefer your custom whiskey to be...

More Traditional / Classic Bourbon Flavor

Original / More Unique Flavors

Somewhere in between

~ Tasting Tips ~

By traditional bourbon flavors, what we mean is do you prefer flavors like vanilla, caramel, burnt sugar, light oak, and char.

If you were to drink a cocktail & had to make a choice which would you pick?

Martini

Manhattan

Margarita

Pina Colada

Jack and Coke

Negroni

How often if ever do you drink whiskey of any kind - bourbon, scotch, rye or American whiskey?

Never

Less often than once a year

Once or twice a year

Once every 4 to 6 months

Once a month or every 4 weeks

Once every 2 or 3 weeks

Once a week or more often

How often if ever do you drink cocktails of any kind?

Never

Less often than once a year

Once or twice a year

Once every 4 to 6 months

Once a month or every 4 weeks

Once every 2 or 3 weeks

Once a week or more often

Bourbon Wizard Reviews

Brain Brew Custom Whiskey

4.8

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Brain Brew Custom Whiskey

5.0

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We enjoyed an evening full of great tasting whiskey and wonderful conversation. Peter and Mackenzie are so very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. I learned so much about whiskey in general and their own unique process. Although we didn't take the make your own blend tour, we were able to answer questions online and have the AI blend our perfect whiskey. We decided to stick with the pros, however, and took home a few bottles! Tall Stacks is a three wood smoked bourbon that is complex with a long lasting taste. It's wonderful.Highly recommend the experience if only for the wonderful hospitality.

Gretchen

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Excellent quality whiskey and a unique and fun blending experience. The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Big Brain is my favorite distillery!

Steve V

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Really a Great experience. Highly recommend! Very knowledgeable staff and cool introduction to finding your pallet for bourbon.

Calvin Holloway S.

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This is such a unique experience! Get to make your own bottle of bourbon based on what you like! The barn is full of wonderful one of a kind pieces and Knick knacks to explore. This is such a good deal for only $35 to taste 6 nationally ranked bourbons, make your own custom flavor and try and 3 tier whiskey or cocktail flight. $45 to order a custom bottle and it gets made right in front of you. The best part is trying to name your new flavor. This is a great family owned business to support.

Marissa C.

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Very cool experience. A really fun place with a super kind staff. Definitely check it out!

Milan D.

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Watching my son and spouse blend their custom bourbon has been fascinating. Such fun watching them create… and evaluate their creations. Great experience.

Shout out to the EXCELLENT BBCW host.

Katrina Stipe B.

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We had a great experience. Might possibly have found my new favorite brand of bourbon! I love high end expensive bourbons, and this place goes head to head with the big brand names for a much better value. Most importantly, my wife only drinks seltzers, and this experience converted her to really enjoy whiskey. Big win for me, thank you!!!

Joe F.

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So much fun to make our own craft bottle! Great experience!

Amber P.

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Had a great experience make my own custom whiskey. Staff was friendly and very helpful.

David V.

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What a fantastic experience!! Ryan was absolutely outstanding. It was my second time doing this. I had my daughter and her friend (both very novice to the whiskey world) and they LOVED it. Highly recommend!!

Steve M.

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Awesome experience. Great staff. Lots of fun.

Dwayne E.

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Went for our first time. We’ve done bourbon blending experiences before at other distilleries. This was very laid back, low stress, self-paced. If you’re looking for constant feedback and host interactions, this is not for you. If you have at least the basics down about bourbon, are independent and want to focus on just the experience and those you are with, this is for you. Very efficient and Ryan AND Ryan were very helpful and courteous along the way. Definitely recommend!

Dustin O.

1639186221

Great experience! We will be back!

Debbie Norris B.

1629590636

Best gift ever!!Nephew's 60th Birthday! 1for him and 3 more to share!Everyone loved it. Planning a visit to Brain Brew to let everyone experiencethe fun and Whiskey made for each person.Thanks!

Steph H.

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We did the online questionnaire to create a custom blend of whiskey. it tastes fantastic. Exactly as described. We are looking forward to do the experience in person!

Jeanne S.

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Loved the experience, something totally different from the regular distillery tour and a neat way to craft your own!!

Garald A.

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Very cool craft bourbon concept - definitely worth checking out. The bourbon blending experience is novel & very fun and the base bourbon they use in the process is absolutely delicious. Just picked up my bottle of Dexter and it is very tasty.

Joe P.

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What an awesome, unique experience!! If you like whiskey this is a “can’t miss!” must-do experience!

Eric L.

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It was a great experience

Joe K.

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awesome experience created my own online when I picked up had the pleasure of talking to one of the owners, and learned a lot can't wait to go back and do a tasting with friends.

James D.

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This was a very fun and interesting experience. Very intriguing how they create the flavors and it was really an experience blending your own personal taste. Highly recommended.

Michael D.

1617490197

OM GOODNESS!! I had the experience of my life blending my own custom whiskey, and OH, BOY is it good!! The best whiskey in Cincinnati!!

Timothy S.

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This was a great experience and the staff was amazing and friendly. I will definitely do this again and highly recommend it to everyone I know.

James H.

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We had an awesome time here. Ryan was an amazing host for our table and was so knowledgeable about the different bourbons. We will be back for another fun evening

Stephanie H.

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Brain Brew Custom Whiskey . Newton Ohio . Don’t miss this fun experience of testing and mixing your own Bourbon . We took my nephew there for a graduation present . It was a fun and unique experience .

Judy T.

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The testing and blending of the bourbons was so much fun. It was packed with a bit of history too. Very much enjoyed myself and I am not a bourbon drinker. I think whether you drink bourbon or not, this is an exceptional experience to have.

Barbara B.

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Great time. learned a lot. Ryan was a great host! Will definitely be back!

Colleen Nance B.

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Great experience. I have done many Bourbon tastings with master distillers. All were good. But this one, even when using a video guide, was fun. It was interesting to play with flavors and mix them. Can’t wait to drink the custom crafted bottle. Unlike anything I had done previously.

Matt S

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great experience allowing you to personalize your "brew".... and their house brands are great too!

Theresa Meiser O.

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Fun learning experience. Very educational and coaching tasting with one of their best employees!

Sue G.

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