A JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF WHISKIES,ONE INSIGHT AT A TIME
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Whistlepig's Annual Boss Hog Releases Are Always Very Exciting Expressions For Rye Enthusiasts, And The 2018 Edition Most Certainly Will Make A Few Eyebrows Raise Excitedly. It's A 13 Year Old Rye Whiskey, Which Has Been Finished In Calvados Casks, In Honour Of Whistlepig's Mauve And Her Love Of Apples. Apples Are Great, So That's Understandable. The Calvados Casks Have Helped To Bolster The Stewed Orchard Fruit Notes At The Core Of The Spirit.
This Is The Second Limited Edition Release In Whistlepig's Farmstock Series, Which Is Intended To Achieve What The Distillery Has Termed Its '100% Triple Terroir Vision'. This Entails Creating An Expression Which Is Distilled Entirely From Whistlepig Grain, Proofed With Whistlepig Water And Aged In Whistlepig Custom Vermont White Oak. Which All Sounds Deliciously Whistlepig! The Blend That Went Into Farmstock Rye Crop 002 Was Crowdsourced From An Estimated 500 Bartenders, Influencers, And Consumers From Around The United States, With 32% Of It Being 2-Year-Old 'triple Terroir' Rye Whiskey (Up From 20% From Whistlepig Farmstock Crop No.001). A 6-Year-Old Whiskey From Mpgi In Indiana Makes Up A Further 45% Of The Blend, While The Final 23% Is 10-Year-Old Whiskey From Alberta Distillers In Canada. Peter Lynch, The Distillery’s Master Blender Worked Closely With The Master Distiller, Dave Pickerell, To Perfect The Final Blend.
WhistlePig is a Vermont based brand of straight rye whiskey which is matured at Alberta distilleries and later shipped to Vermont. Though being relatively new in the whiskey world, it has become a well-known brand WhistlePig released their first expression in 2015 and have since released many acclaimed Rye whiskeys.
Suntory Royal blended whisky was first introduced in 1960 to mark the company's 60th anniversary. Light and easy to drink, this is a superb entry-level Japanese whisky.
Named after one of the most famous and efficient ‘clipper ships’ from Britain, the Cutty Sark whisky brand has been one of the oldest and enduring Scotch whisky brands. Loyal fans of the Cutty Sark vouch by its smooth taste, while some aren’t fans but there is no denying the popularity of Cutty Sark, a fine blended whisky. Cutty Sark prides itself on their whisky’s rebellious nature that stems from its entry into the market back in the day, and how the brand did not play by the rules. Lighter in color and in taste, the Cutty Sark is a beautiful example of a cult brand that is vociferously defended by its lovers.
Old Overholt has been around for quite a long time and it has a very storied history that starts back in the early 1800’s. Back then, in ye olden times, Old Overholt was being made in Pennsylvania, where a lot of rye whiskey was made at the time, but is now owned and made by Jim Beam in Kentucky
"The Balvenie Single Barrel First Fill has been aged in a first fill, ex-bourbon cask for at least 12 years. Almost all Scotch Whisky is matured in casks previously used by Bourbon distillers. When brought to Scotland and used for the very first time they are known as ‘First Fill’.
The Ardbeg Uigeadail is a no-age-statement single malt Scotch whisky. It is produced by the Ardbeg Distillery, a prominent and revered distillery on the Isle of Islay best known for their peaty single malts. The Uigeadail is bottled at cask-strength, and was first released in 2003. It is pronounced as ‘Oog-a-dal’, and has been named after a ‘Loch’ situated near the Ardbeg Distillery.
Grant's award winning flagship blend, first created in 1898 by William Grant and these days based around grain whisky from Grant's own Girvan distillery.
Royal Salute 100 Cask Selection is an ultra-premium blended Scotch whiskies belonging to the Royal Salute range from the house of Chivas Brothers. It is the only Scotch whisky range in the world that begins at 21 Years old and over.
A 10 year old Tassie single malt, produced at the excellent Hellyers Road distillery. This expression spends a decade slumbering in American oak bourbon casks, developing oodles of yummy vanilla-y notes alongside touches of cooked fruit and soft baking spices.
"Matured in distinctive Spanish sherry casks to create a rich and mellow flavour, each individual cask is hand-selected for its flavour profile by our Malt Master, Brian Kinsman.
