September 2024
Featured Whiskey Flight
This is Corn Country
Mellow Corn (90p, bin #300) is the standard bearer for American Corn Whiskeys. Produced by Heaven Hill in Bardstown, Kentucky, Mellow Corn is aged for 4 years in their own used bourbon barrels. A straw-colored spirit, Mellow Corn is thick with caramel and butterscotch, and demonstrates subtle notes of both citrus and spice.
Balcones Brimstone (106p, bin #302) is distilled from 100% blue corn in Waco, Texas. This whiskey (not the grains, but the whiskey) is smoked over Texas oak scrub before aging in charred oak barrels. The dominate aroma and flavor evoke BBQ and campfire, with notes of orange, tobacco, and blackberry.
Milpa Ambar (80p, bin #305) hails from Oaxaca, Mexico. This 100% blue corn mash is fermented in pine vats, from an equal blend of both malted and un-malted corn, and aged for a minimum of 3 years in bourbon barrels. Bitter pine, buttered corn, and aromatic orange constitute the primary tasting notes in what is another truly unique corn whiskey.
Featured New York Whiskey Flight
The Empire Strikes Back
Kentucky may be the birthplace of Bourbon, Canada may be known for Ryes, and Scotland might be your first thought when it comes to Single Malts- but New York is striking back! With over 160 distilleries producing whiskies of almost every ilk, it’s time to showcase what the Empire State has to offer.
Widow Jane Baby Jane Bourbon (91p, bin #828)
This whiskey is distilled from Widow Jane’s own varietal of corn, hand-assembled in Brooklyn, blended only a few barrels at a time, and proofed with mineral water from the Rosendale mines of New York. This young bourbon, awarded World’s Best Bourbon under 2 years, old showcases notes of cornbread, honey, and spice.
Pine Barrens Cherry Wood Smoked Single Malt (95p bin #612)
A 2017 Ultimate Spirits Finalist, this award winning Single Malt is distilled from 100% malted barley, smoked over cherry wood, and pot distilled. This single malt, while not peated, retains a delicate, sweet, smokey aroma, fresh hop bitterness, and a rich, warm finish.
Fingerlakes McKenzie Rye (91p, bin #443)
Fingerlakes distilling, credited with bringing distilling back to New York State in the early 2000s, has received national recognition and numerous awards for their quality spirits. Their McKenzie Empire Rye, made from 100% New York-grown grain (80% rye and 20% malted barley) and finished in local sherry barrels, is bursting with nougat, dark chocolate and dried red fruit. It’s a staff favorite!