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At nearly eight years of age, Barrel 207 is one of the oldest expressions in the Hidden Barn lineup — more time in wood, more depth, more of everything that makes this distillate special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Hidden Barn:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. 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