http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums Discussion of non-bourbon American whiskies. en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:56:28 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/red2black/misc/rss.jpg http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14541&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:17:35 GMT http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/09/03/moonshine-going-legit/?test=faces Moonshine Going Legit? By Richard Goldsmith Published September 03,... http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2010/...it/?test=faces

Moonshine Going Legit?

By Richard Goldsmith
Published September 03, 2010
| FoxNews.com

"... from a distiller's perspective it's a thrill to sell unaged spirits at a premium. It means no sitting on inventory for months on end waiting for the proper time to sell — "

Good point, it is a very profitable item for the distilleries. ]]> Other American Whiskey Jono http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14541 http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14482&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:02:01 GMT Came across Kings County Distillery - "Licensed on April 14, 2010,
Kings County Distillery is New York City’s only operating whiskey
distillery, the first since before prohibition. Kings County makes
hand-crafted whiskey, bourbon, and moonshine."

Looks like they only have 200 ML flasks of moonshine (corn whiskey)
available at present. List of NY stores where it's available plus a
couple tastings if anyone's gonna be in the area.

]]> Other American Whiskey silverfish http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14482 http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14417&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:48:48 GMT I don't know of any great American Blended Whiskies currently available. I personally have never tasted one that I thought was even very interesting. Randy wrote recently about a ho-hum Charter blend, and I was reminded by a post today asking about Calvert, but I don't know of one that raised much enthusiasm. Some of us tasted Caribou Crossing and remarked that it might be the best example of what a good blended would be, but of course it's a Canadian.

If someone were to attempt a really great American Blended, perhaps these are some of the things that would make it successful:

• Main spirit aged in used cooperage, not GNS (aping Scotch blends) to avoid the ethanol whiff
• Sweet oak, some tobacco, and vanilla in nose
• Minimal presence of corn oiliness to avoid a cloying body
• Clean flavor - no musty, grassy or eucalyptus notes
• Moderate oak flavor, but controlled oak astringency
• Somewhat or fairly dry on the finish
• Perhaps a short finish to beg another sip

It's funny, as I type this, it seems I'm definitely pointing towards a high wheat mash, perhaps some rye or not, but definitely a restrained corn content. I'm not trying to make a joke, but maybe what I'm really describing is a version of MM46, lightened with some Bernheim wheat aged in used cooperage. If it were for me, I'd like a bit of rye whimsy, the type that Sazerac Jr. has without the heaviness of Rittenhouse or WT rye.

What would a great American Blended Whiskey be for others?

Roger ]]> Other American Whiskey Rughi http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14417 http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14416&goto=newpost Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:15:11 GMT so my wifes great uncle used to run a liquor store. i found an old crate in her moms basement the other which said something along the lines of... so my wifes great uncle used to run a liquor store. i found an old crate in her moms basement the other which said something along the lines of "Lord Calvert: Best American Whiskey." they said the crate came from his liquor store years ago.

unfortunately, the crate had tools in it and no liquor. but in doing searches online i can only find a Lord Calvert Canadian blended whiskey. does anyone know if there was an actual Lord Calvert blend distilled in the US for US consumption? ]]> Other American Whiskey foxflyer5 http://www.straightbourbon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14416