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Club newsPrince dinnerPodcast newsCincinnati Distilling company Amber wavesWheated bourbon!Craft Distillery NewsCopperworks Distilling Co.A new 5.5 year american single malt$10 per bottle goes to the seattle aquarium https://store.copperworksdistilling.com/products/copperworks-american-single-malt-whiskey-single-cask-322-750ml?variant=42230119137395 Tamworth DistillingGraverobber Unholy Rye was seasonal, but becoming year round this year!80 proof, aged 3 years, Maple syrup addedMaple syrup tapped from trees in a new england graveyard$34.99https://tamworthdistilling.com/ Filmland spirits Co.Quadraforce release!Bland of 4 bourbons with 4 grains from 4 areas, aged 4 yearsFrom KY, TN, CA, and …. Somewhere elseSo open and honest, why hide the last one?https://www.filmlandspirits.com/OHIO CRAFT WHISKEY FESTIVAL!!!
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Brad and Kate Mead ranch in the area and their family has since 1890Son Sam is the one in charge nowDavid DeFazioWhen Brad and Kate decided to make bourbon, they turned to “Faz” to figure out how to get it done and he’s been getting it done for Wyoming Whiskey ever since. To keep David’s bio from being too long, we’ll just make a list: lawyer, river guide, late night philosopher, angler, skier, wingman, Yankees fan, and whiskey man.Mashbill68% corn, 20% wheat, 12% malted barley2024 BOTTLING OF OUTRYDER STRAIGHT AMERICAN WHISKEY
This year’s release marks the seventh Outryder iteration for Wyoming Whiskey
KIRBY, Wyo. (June 3, 2024) ––Outryder was first released in 2016, marking Wyoming Whiskey’s first use of rye along with corn and malted barley.
In 2010, co-founder David DeFazio requested Wyoming Whiskey’s distiller at the time, Bourbon Hall of Famer Steve Nally, to develop a rye. Nally expressed reluctance; he didn’t want to make a rye and communicated his distaste for the spirit and its notorious difficulty to work with, as it tends to clog up machinery and complicate the production process. The founders encouraged Nally to reconsider, and he ultimately surrendered to the request. Two different whiskies were laid down in late 2011, nearly 100 barrels of “rye” and 200 barrels of bourbon made with rye. In 2016, after Nally had left Wyoming Whiskey, it was time to bottle. New distiller Sam Mead called DeFazio to explain that the whiskey Nally had produced was only 48% rye, which disqualified it from the rye whiskey category. The team was stunned. DeFazio called Nally and said, “I want you to know that the ‘rye’ you made is spectacular — but why did you use only 48% rye in the mash bill?” Nally responded with an implied smirk, “Because I told you I didn’t want to make a rye.” Thus, Wyoming Whiskey Outryder was born.
Since this first bottling in 2016, the spirit has always contained the original 48% “almost rye” — until this year. The 2024 Outryder Straight American Whiskey features a 51% rye recipe combined with the standard rye bourbon.
According to David DeFazio, “Our 2024 edition of Outryder is the first of its kind. It blends a traditional high-rye bourbon with a true rye whiskey. All of the barrels selected for this release were filled in early 2017 and have matured through the heat of seven summer seasons in our warehouses.” He continues, “As is true for all of our batched products, we selected barrels for their excellence and their ‘Outryder’ flavor profile; they were not selected according to a set metric. This batch has a 2.5 ratio of bourbon to rye barrels and offers notes of cinnamon, chocolate hazelnut and candied walnuts, among other rich flavors. We can’t wait for people to taste the 2024 batch.”
At the time of launch, the 2024 Outryder will be available exclusively in Wyoming. It has an ABV of 50% and is 100 proof. SRP US$84.99.
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This month is our prince dinner!What are we having? Any guessesWhat is our bottle?Podcast newsNext episode is outryder by wyoming whiskey distilleryThey sent us a sample and we loved it!Craft distillery newsWatershed just released their fall finishing series with a cask strength 5 year port barrel finishOnly available at the bottle shop in columbushttps://www.watersheddistillery.com/fall-finishing-series American Metal Whiskey Their limited release, 10 year is now available! They do ship from the shopAmerican metal is a custom car and motorcycle shop in danbury, CTThey also have “the disciple” bottle availableIt is “sonically infused” with the engine of a motorcycle.https://americanmetalwhiskey.com/collections/all Little bookLittle book infinity edition 1https://www.breakingbourbon.com/bourbon-whiskey-press-releases/little-book-r-announces-inaugural-series-the-infinite-a-perpetual-tribute-to-three-generations-of-james-b-beam-distilling-co-master-distillers Booker the reserveshttps://www.breakingbourbon.com/bourbon-whiskey-press-releases/bookers-bourbon-announces-the-reserves-an-annual-series-of-limited-edition-releases-celebrating-booker-noes-legacy
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History of distillery- Bruichladdich distilleryFirst opened in 1881 by the Harvey brothers, William, John and RobertThe Harvey Family owned 2 glasgow distilleries alreadyState of the art. Other Islay distilleries came from farms, this one is built of stone.Used tall narrow necked stills, the opposite of the traditionalWilliam was the only one to run it after a fight with his brothers, until 1933 after a fire, then william died in 1936Then owned by Associated Scottish Distilleries1969 sold to invergordon distillersbought by Whyte and Mackay and in 1994 shut down for “Surplus to requirementson the shore of Loch Indaal, on the Rinns of Islay, the westernmost part of the island.Re-opened their doors in 2001Bought by Mark Reynier of Murray McDavid on 19 December 2000.PhilosophyBig on environmental causes2020 became the first scotch and gin distillery in europe to become B Corp certified- meaning they prove a positive impact on the environmentUses local barley and believes in staying local for everythingWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.com
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Podcast updatesAppeared on Power of man where nick and steve get a little personal’Appeared in Podcaster nation talking about how we started and some behind the scenesClub UpdatesLast week we had our club get together and had Cincinnati Distillery Stout cask finishEveryone liked it, but it was on the sweeter sideGot the last of the bottles for the year.Went to nealy family distillery.Distillery newsA central Ohio travel baseball team has a whiskey raffle! https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562110490328 I will be hosting tastings with watershed throughout central ohio and will post when I will be at stores and what i'm SamplingThe Ohio Distillery trail is open! https://www.ohiodistillersguild.org/ohio-distillery-trail to see all the distilleries and how the trail works!Few distillery has a new Chicago Fire bottle https://www.fewspirits.com/products/
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History of distilleryFounded by Donlad and Alexander Johnston in 1815As far as I can tell not related to John Johnston who founded lagavulinStarted as cattle farmers growing barley for the cattleExcess barley used to make whisky, which became more profitable than the cattleNear the Kilbride stream, their water source which has a peaty flavor1836, donald buys out his brother, but passes away in 1847In the 19th century most whiskey was blended, and Laphroaig was used by the mackie family for lagavulin, so much so that they had a hard time keeping up their own production1907, Mackie tries to block up the kilbride to sabotage them after not being able to take so much for his production1908, laphroigs head brewer is taken by lagavulin, who made a replica of Laphroaig to try to make his own for lagavulin, this was Malt millNever really worked1921 the last of the johnston family to take ownership, Ian Hunter, take overA bit of a maverick1923 the distillery doubled in sizeIan also added windows to the malting floor, were he would put fans to bring in the sea air, adding a salty, sea like quality to the malt1935 Bessie Williamson comes to the distillery for the summer to work, she never leavesBecomes the protege for IanIan passes in 1954 and she takes overAround this time they start aging in ex-Bourbon barrels1954-67 the distillery is sold off to Seager Evens and Co. to help the distillery expand out 1994Then Prince Charles gave the distillery his Royal WarrantThey are the only Scottish Distillery to get thisFriends of laphroaig was started as well in 1994Becoming a member bought you a square foot of land on Islay, and as rent for the property, you were rewarded a dram a year2006, john Campbell takes over as distillery manager2022 Barry MacAffer becomes distillery manager, with the blessing of John CampbellThe bottleIn 2004, a special release was sent out just to those that were part of Friends of laphroaig, called Cairdeas, a gaelic word meaning friendship2008 this became a yearly bottlingSupport the show
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Barrel picks are in the worksSamplesFanmailLaura Finson says we should check out men in kilts episode one, so I did!Cool look at scottish food, mainly seafoodAwesome look at a malting floor and digging peat.Craft distillery newsElection day rye from JourneymanBuzzards roost has their first BIB bottle!51% corn, 45% wheat and 4% malted barley$71.99 SRP https://craftspiritsmag.com/2024/07/23/buzzards-roost-launches-first-bottled-in-bond-bourbon/ Ironton Distillery has their first BIB ASMASM is breaking into BIB! Westward is also doing this this yearAvailable at the distillery and throughout coloradohttps://www.irontondistillery.com/bib-singlemalt Bourbon and Beyond festLouisville Sept 19-22Heck of a music lineup!Zach Bryan, tyler childers, cody jinks, Sierra Ferrel, Amigo the Devil, Vincent Neil Emerson, and so many moreAlso a great lineup of Bourbon speakersFred Minnick, Freddie Noe, Booker Noe, and many morehttps://bourbonandbeyond.com/ Grove City Bourbon and Spirits FestThis Saturday Aug 10th$30 for 8 tickets and $10 for 3 more, most tastings are one ticket but they may have some high end stuff they will make a bit moreCigar tastings will also be there along with food truckshttps://www.heartofgrovecity.org/bourbontasting/Support the show
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History of distilleryLegal distilling started in 1816 by John JohnstonHe kept it and also ran another distillery out of the same building (Ardmore)In 1862 Logan Mackie and Co. Buys LagavulinBecame a partner with the current owners then, JC GrahamGraham managed the distillery, Mackie handled marketing to glasgow, london, and the colonies1889 Peter Mackie takes over after Logan diesPeter Created white horse blend in 1890Co-founded CraigellachieMalt MillPeter starts malt mill in 1908Started because peter was upset over the agency at laphroigWas meant to be similar to laphroig but fell shortEnded in 19621924 Peter passes and the owning company name is changed to white horse distilleryWhite horse blend was named after an Inn in Edinburgh’s Canongate, also owned by the MackiesOwned by them from 1650-1917, with the death of the last male decendentIt was the starting point for a direct coach to london
1926, the “white horse screwcap” was added, this boomed popularity 1927 became part of DCL (Distillers Company Limited1986 by united distillers 1997 by DiageoDiageo IS DCL, it morphed and changed a few timesThe bottle2023 special release “The INk of Legends”Meant to impart the idea of mesoamerican TattooingFinished in Don Julio Anejo Tequila CasksSupport the show
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PeatPeat is not just mossIts compressed vegetable remains from peat boggsAll peat for whisky comes from 5 boggsThere is a difference in flavor from each bogg but that hasnt been played with much yetRoughly 1MM of new peat is added each year, but scotch takes les than that, so peat is being added yearly even with how much we useWhen cutting peat, you toss the top where the grass is, then you have 3 cuts down. The top cut is used for whiskey (dampest and least compressed, so makes lots of smoke. The bottom layer is used for heat, almost coal like after drying for a yearHistory of distilleryowner/sWhen it was foundedWhere it was foundedFun facts of the locationWhy they chose to startTastingThe bottleThe look of the bottleWhat is written on itNotes on why it looks the way it doesThe juiceWhen was this expression createdWhy did it come aboutMash billWho made itThe typeDoes it follow the rules of a certain type of whiskey?This Scotch is the epitome of Islay, a blend exclusively crafted for VOM FASS by Stewart Laing. Young Laphroaig gives the typical peat punch of the island, whereas mature malts from Caol Ila, Bowmore, and Ardbeg distillery provide smoothness and body. The cherry on top is a little dash of the extremely rare Port Ellen distillery adding a great deal of complexity. Islay Whisky at its best!
This is a blended malt from vom Fass. It's based on about 80% young Laphroaig according to the guy at the store (I have come to take what guys at stores say about whisky with a pinch of salt) and the rest is mature Caol Ila, Ardbeg, Bowmore and a hint of Port Ellen (likely a teaspoon per cask just to make it fancy).
VomFass is german for “From the cask”. They specialize is quality olive oils and spirits
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What are we drinking Flavor/tasting notesLikes dislikes Recommend to buy or leave on the shelf? Why are we drinking it?What is scotch and isn’t it just whiskey?
Scotland is said to be where Whiskey got startedApparently they are better than us and spell it the property without an ‘e’.The first written history dates back to1405 Must be distilled in Scotland and aged in oak barrels for at least 3 years They do not need to be new barrels Most are ex-bourbon barrels since they have to be oak Typically it is distilled twice and to make things more complex there are different types of scotchTypes of Scotch:
Single Came from one distillery. Could be a blend of barrels from that one distillery, but there cannot be anything in that blend from another distillery Blended A blend of barrels from other distilleries Some are “left overs”Even within these two types there are other categories Single Malt ScotchSingle Grain ScotchBlendedBlended MaltBlended GrainIngredients that form the mash bill:
Malted Barley – Is the main ingredient in Scotch and is made by soaking the barley in water.
Wheat or Corn – the other two grains used to make scotch that are not near as prominent, and only used in single grain or blends.
Single Malt and Single Grain – This is confusing as it doesn’t mean one single ingredient but instead a scotch from one distillery (that could be from different barrels from within that distillery) as opposed to blends that are a combination of scotches from different distilleries.
Blended Malt or Blended Grain – A blend of single grains from two or more distilleries.
Blended Scotch – Makes up 90% of all scotch sales, can be a blend of malts and grains from several different distilleries.
Peat - Used as fuel to dry out the grains in some of the distilleries. Scotland is the main place that uses this in their process, but not the only one. This process is also not used in every distillery. It is more prominent in single malt scotches than in blended ones. A smokier scotch will have used peat in their process.
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A new year starts with the club after finishing our Sourcing bottlesTop 3 bottlesMicah-4 gateStarting our finishing seriesPodcast updates
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Watershed releases 6 single barrels with OHLQEach bottle labeled with a royal flushhttps://www.watersheddistillery.com/ohlq-exclusive-2024 Balcones Mirador Eclipse Texas Single Malt WhiskyASM made with Wine yeast strains, Red wine and Rose winehttps://www.balconesdistilling.com/spirits/mirador-eclipse Wyoming DistilleryIndependence Rock Wyoming exclusive BourbonMeant to honor the pioneers of the westThey were kind enough to send us a sample so stay tuned for that!https://craftspiritsmag.com/2024/06/25/wyoming-whiskey-introduces-independence-rock/Welcome to Chasing Whiskey, the Whiskey Chasers update and News episode! And I am your only host today, Steve! We record our episodes in batches and sometimes months before the episode comes out, because of this we don't have a chance to speak to you and get feedback and updates in real time, so I figured we should do these short little episodes and just talk about the things that the club is doing, the podcast, as well as a little news from the craft distillery world that we all know and love!
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History of distilleryEstablished in 1986, the Very Olde St. Nick (VOSN) brand was started by Marci Palatella to capitalize on the growing demand in Japan for ultra-aged bourbon.Marci worked for Jullian Van Winkle III as his agent in the japanese marketThe brand was designed around bringing the best aged and best tasting whiskey to the Japanese market. Originally sourcing its barrels from the Old Commonwealth distillery (Van Winkle’s distillery) Was then sourced from Willet Now produce their ownSince the brand was started around fantastic whiskey that had some age to it, they hit a rough spot in 2015 when whiskey started to take off in the USMarci bought up an old tobacco farm, in Nelson County (Bardstown KY) to build a craft distillery on. Preservation distillery They currently distill in very small batches 1-3 barrels The idea behind such small batches is that they are not looking to rush the process. They want to distill the same aged, delicious whiskey that they have been sourcing. owner/s
This bottle storyThis brand has a habit of embellishing and just making things up, so take it with a grain of saltThey found some barrels in an old warehouse from a shuttered distillery. After tasting them, they purchased the lot of rare perfection and they continued to age there in canadaThe aging happened in a single story warehouse in canada. Because of the cold there is less interaction with the woodTheoryIt doesn't say, but this 4 grain doesn't seem to have been made the canada way with aging separately The juiceAged and bottled in canada4 grain bourbon mash billNot disclosed but most believe it to be high wheatWebsite:www.whiskeychaserspod.com
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History of distilleryAlberta Distillers LimitedStarted in 1946 by Frank Mchahon and Max bellRanch hands deserve great whisky at a great priceFrank MchahonOilman. First to go into western canada to look for oil and discover it.He was also a race horse owner and owned Majestic prince, winner of the Kentucky derby and Preakness in 1969He seems to have been the money manMax BellMarried Franks Brothers wifes sisterWas a newspaper magnate and oilmanInherited his dads paper that was riddled with debt, was able to get it out of debt, buy more papers, and then get into the oil game Also owned race horsesWon the irish derby with Meadow court⅓ owner with Frank Mchahon and… bing crosby (Frank went to college with Bing at GonzagaGeorge Conrad ReifelBrought on shortly afterBrewer and distiller who worked in Japan to start the anglo japanese brewing companyThe Why is not stated, but there is a distillation process that goes into oil as well, so that may have been part of the connectionBuilt outside of calgary on 23 acresBy 1957 had 3 heat controlled warehouses and 100,000 aging barrels on 28 acresAfter alberta Distillers Limited1967 purchased by National distillers and chemical corpExpanded to 600,000 barrels on 42 acres One of few warehouses in canada that can age both rack and pallet style Has 2 rail spurs and can ship out and receive in tankers They decided to sell when standard and poors gave a negative outlook for whiskey1986 purchased by american brandsRenamed to fortune brands in 1997Split in 2011 to fortune brands home and security and Beam IncBeam purchased by SuntoryThe juice100% prairie rye whiskey (unmalted)Ground into a flour at the distillery using a hammer millDistilled using continuous distillation then a pot still3 years oldEx-bourbon barrelsSupport the show
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History of distilleryAlberta Distillers LimitedStarted in 1946 by Frank Mchahon and Max bellRanch hands deserve great whisky at a great priceFrank MchahonOilman. First to go into western canada to look for oil and discover it.He was also a race horse owner and owned Majestic prince, winner of the Kentucky derby and Preakness in 1969He seems to have been the money manMax BellMarried Franks Brothers wifes sisterWas a newspaper magnate and oilmanInherited his dads paper that was riddled with debt, was able to get it out of debt, buy more papers, and then get into the oil game Also owned race horsesWon the irish derby with Meadow court⅓ owner with Frank Mchahon and… bing crosby (Frank went to college with Bing at GonzagaGeorge Conrad ReifelBrought on shortly afterBrewer and distiller who worked in Japan to start the anglo japanese brewing companyThe Why is not stated, but there is a distillation process that goes into oil as well, so that may have been part of the connectionBuilt outside of calgary on 23 acresBy 1957 had 3 heat controlled warehouses and 100,000 aging barrels on 28 acresAfter alberta Distillers Limited1967 purchased by National distillers and chemical corpExpanded to 600,000 barrels on 42 acres One of few warehouses in canada that can age both rack and pallet style Has 2 rail spurs and can ship out and receive in tankers They decided to sell when standard and poors gave a negative outlook for whiskey1986 purchased by american brandsRenamed to fortune brands in 1997Split in 2011 to fortune brands home and security and Beam IncBeam purchased by SuntoryThe juice100% prairie rye whiskey (unmalted)Ground into a flour at the distillery using a hammer millDistilled using continuous distillation then a pot stillWe don't know age but at least 5 yearsAged in 3 different barrelsEx-bourbon, Once used Bourbon, and new white oak charredThis three and then blended for final productThis bottleOriginally only produced for canada in 1958Cask strength was introduced in 2020 and that was its introduction to the american market.Support the show
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History of SeagramsStarted by Joseph E Seagram in 1857 with 3 other guysIn 1883 he was sole ownerSamual Bronfman and Distillers corporation limitedDistillers Corp was started by Samuel and his brothers in 1924He came to the US to Tour shut down distilleries due to Prohibition and in 1923 he bought Greenbrier distillery for pennies on the dollar. He then dismantled it and moved it to LaSalle, QuebecHe would ship his whisky to Saint pierre off the coast of newfoundlandThey would then bootleg the booze to the US through rum Rows to new york, New Jersey and other placesRum Rows were ships just outside of maritime jurisdiction (Three miles before 1924, 12 miles after)Took off around the caribbean first, but after canada start bringing in whiskey it got bigger. The largest rum runner area was outside new jerseyIn 1928, Bronfman acquired seagrams from heir and president edward F Seagram (Joseph had died in 1919)Bronfman was never convicted of any crimes during prohabition, but it is well understood that he had many mob connectionsIn the 1930’s when they came into the American Market, they were fined $1.5 million to settle delinquent excise taxes. US Govit asked for $60 million In 1963 seagrams purchased Texas Pacific coal and Oil for $61 million cash, plus a production loan to granville minerals of $216 millionTheyu sold this to Sun Oil Co in 1980 for 2.3 billion, nice work1981, cash rich, they want to diversify, so they tried a takeover on conaco, but Dupont was brought in to stop it. Seagrams still gets a 32%share though, and after dupont wins the bid, they become a 24% shareholderIn 1995 seagrams is the largest shareholder and has 4 seats ont he board of dupont1986 they hire bruce willis to be the spokes person for their golden wine cooler. This takes them from 5th to 1st in distillery size in just 2 yearsIn 1995 Edgar Bonfman Jr, wants to get into the media business and needs cash.He sells their stakes in dupont (remember, largest shareholder) for $9 millionHe used the money to get controlling interest in MCA, who owned universal pictures and theme parksSeagrams sold its juice business they had acquired in 1988 in 1998 to pepsi for $3.1 billionIn 2000, seagrams sold their entertainment division to Vivendi, and beverages to Pernod Richie and Diagio, coca-cola acquired the seagrams mixersIn 2006, Pernod Richie closes seagrams distillery in Lawrenceburg indiana, In 2011 MGP purchased the distilleryIn a 2013 interview with The Globe and Mail, Charles Bonfman (uncle of Edgar Jr.) stated about the decisions leading to the demise of Seagram: "It was a disaster, it is a disaster, it will be a disaster. It was a family tragedy."The original seagrams distillery became the segrams museum in waterloo, ontario, closed due to lack of funds in 1997.Bought out and is now the headquartersSupport the show
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Canadian 101 (The right one!). sorry about the messed up file, this one is good!
ITS A LIE!
Canadian whisky/Canadian rye whisky/Rye Whisky are all the same thingThere are no rules around rye percentageJohn Molson is credited with first bringing distillation to canada in 1799, first distillery was 1832.
Why age separate? Why distill separate?
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History of distilleryThe nameFour gate is a term for a 4 slat fence, used on horse farms around KentuckyOwnersBill Straub and Bob D’Antoni Started Four Gate in 2019Kelvin Cooperage Version11 year old Straight RyePartners with Kelvin CooperageThis part bothered meThey also partnered with well-regarded whiskey writers and personalities in Louisville to help select the exclusive blend to be finished in the ex-sherry rum casks.Sourceshttps://fourgatewhiskey.com/the-name/ https://seelbachs.com/collections/four-gate-whiskey-co https://modernthirst.com/ https://www.bourbonbanter.com/four-gate-whiskey-company-launches-small-batch-bourbon-brand/Support the show
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History of distilleryOpened in 2015 in the upstairs of big wood pizza in Nashville Indiana2107 began construction on current distillery CAMPUS325 acres with a touring and tasting room and restaurant 2018 sweet mash distillery officially opensThe property has a live music stage, hosts festivals, food trucks and a bar, all called “Hard truth on the Rocks”Hard Truth Distilling Co. is part of the BWQOHT, Inc. family of brands, which also includes Big Woods Restaurants and Quaff ON! Brewing Co.Brewers startTim O’bryan started brewing beer, the family really liked itHis father in law, Jeff McCabe, and Ed ryan went in as partner and they opened a brew pubBig Woods Brewing opens in 2009 2012 opens Quaff ON! Brewing corp.. It was an old bowling alleyJim Dunbar joins as a fourth partnerHard truth starts2015 they start distilling upstairs at big woodsWhen it took off at the restaurant they decided we arent going slow like they did for the breweryThe brewery changed locations and grew slowly. They would max out capacity and then keep moving up. This was slow movingFor distilling they bought the distillery land and planned to grow into it2017 brought in Bryan Smith as 5th partner, and the master distiller.Hard truth campus2018 campus opens. It's a disneyland for adultsYou can take ATV Tours of the campus2020 challenge 2020 pushed back the plans, but they leaned into the challenge and released new products and added new locationsSour mash vs sweet mashVery basically, Sour mash, think sour bread. You use mash from the previous set to “start” your next set.Sweet Mash has no starter. Every batch is its own batch, with nothing added to adjust the PH (which is the purpose of the starter in sour mash)Sweet mash is harder but more controllable because you start fresh every time, but you run the risk of bacteria.Sour mash is easier and safer, because it corrects the PH to help drive out bacteria.Sourceshttps://hardtruth.com/our-story/ https://www.abvnetwork.com/whiskey-corner/2019/2/25/whats-the-deal-with-sour-mash-vs-sweet-mash https://alchemistcabinet.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/sweet-mash-vs-sour-mash/ https://www.jconline.com/story/life/2022/03/18/hard-truth-distillery-gin-vodka-rum-whiskey/7047278001/Support the show
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VERY OPEN about their sourceOwned by O.Z Tyler and Latitude beverageProduced by O.Z. TylerO.Z Tyler changed its name to Green river Distillery in 2020Nowhere on their site do they claim to be anything other than a green river product. This was the first rye out of Green RiverGreen river was purchased by bardstown distilling in 2022History of green river founded in 1885 by John W. McCullochIt was the first in owensboroAnd the 10th distillery in KentuckyLike so many of these brands it passed through many hands and fell and rised in prominence throughout.Jacob Call is the master distiller, a 7th generation distiller.When they brought back the green river brand they talked with Rob McCulloch, great grandson of John, to make sure they got the story straight Its worth mentioning that “the story” is he sold whiskey and was a great marketer, thats it. There are little to no details on the original green river distillery other than a few awards it won and its slogan “Whiskey without regrets”Latitude beverageGot its start in Wine. Shifting the cost structure to provide high quality wines by skipping out on buying vineyards… so sourcing wine.It might be more complicated than that so don't rip them to hard for itThey own a few other spirits brandsNorth Cross Irish Whiskey, Copper and Cask, Zarpado TequilaThe juiceThis sour mash Rye whiskey is made from 95% rye and 5% malted barley. It's distilled in copper stills then matured in 53-gallon, charred American oak barrels for between three and four years. Like all of our small batch whiskeys, Wheel Horse Rye is bottled at 101 proof and is non-chill filtered.Sourceshttps://www.latitudebeverage.com/ https://kybourbontrail.com/a-legacy-revived-green-river-distilling-co-releases-green-river-bourbon/#:~:text=in%20September%202020.-,Green%20River%20Distilling%20Co.,of%20the%20finest%20in%20Kentucky. https://greenriverwhiskey.com/ https://wheelhorsewhiskey.com/Support the show
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