spun_cookie Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Found this nice little spot when I was up in Spokane WA. Their whiskey and Vodka are make with Wheat. http://www.dryflydistilling.com/main.phpThe 100% Wheat whiskey is good stuff... Only Washington and Binny's will have the Whiskey for the first release. The Distiller (good guy) is selling it for ~$30 for a 750... good price for a micro distiller.. the NW boys are charging 4X that... The juice has been aged for a min of 2 yrs in Charred White Oak... I will post the two pics I took (got busy talking and forgot to take more) at a later time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanSheen Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Not so bad a price if it's good. Sounds like you had some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I had the Death's Door wheat whiskey and found it to be a nice change. I'd certainly be interested in trying the Fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Found this nice little spot when I was up in Spokane WA. Their whiskey and Vodka are make with Wheat. http://www.dryflydistilling.com/main.phpThe 100% Wheat whiskey is good stuff... Only Washington and Binny's will have the Whiskey for the first release. The Distiller (good guy) is selling it for ~$30 for a 750... good price for a micro distiller.. the NW boys are charging 4X that... The juice has been aged for a min of 2 yrs in Charred White Oak... I will post the two pics I took (got busy talking and forgot to take more) at a later timeThe website says the whiskey is a single malt that is still ageing. Do they have a wheat whiskey as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Found this nice little spot when I was up in Spokane WA. Their whiskey and Vodka are make with Wheat. http://www.dryflydistilling.com/main.phpThe 100% Wheat whiskey is good stuff... Only Washington and Binny's will have the Whiskey for the first release. The Distiller (good guy) is selling it for ~$30 for a 750... good price for a micro distiller.. the NW boys are charging 4X that... The juice has been aged for a min of 2 yrs in Charred White Oak... I will post the two pics I took (got busy talking and forgot to take more) at a later timeHow does it compare to Bernheim Wheat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyrider Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 After a lengthy email correspondence with the Dry Fly guys, hard info is available. The first bottling of the wheat will be available aug 7th in WA state and at binnys in oct. A bourbon following the wheat in the next year, with the single malt approx 5 years out. Cant wait to try the wheat as my palate favors that over the rye...Cheers~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callmeox Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Wheated bourbon and straight wheat whiskey are different beasts.The wheat in a bourbon mashbill is not as assertive in the flavor profile so it doesn't mask the corn sweetness like in a rye mashbill. I have a bottle of Bernheim Straight Wheat and while it is a very tasty pour, it has very little in common with a wheated bourbon. The corn sweetness of a Weller bottling is definitely absent and it is more biscuity or perhaps yeasty overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rughi Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Wheated bourbon and straight wheat whiskey are different beasts.The wheat in a bourbon mashbill is not as assertive in the flavor profile so it doesn't mask the corn sweetness like in a rye mashbill. I have a bottle of Bernheim Straight Wheat and while it is a very tasty pour, it has very little in common with a wheated bourbon. The corn sweetness of a Weller bottling is definitely absent and it is more biscuity or perhaps yeasty overall.That's one of the better explanations of wheaters I've read. Many assume that it's the wheat that makes for the sweetness in a wheater bourbon, but it's the unmasked corn that sweetens things. Wheat is the most innocuous of bourbon grains, so much so that even in the relatively high amounts it's used (22% +/-) it's a "whisper" not a shout. 'Biscuity' is a really good description of wheat.Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_elliott Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Wheated bourbon and straight wheat whiskey are different beasts.The wheat in a bourbon mashbill is not as assertive in the flavor profile so it doesn't mask the corn sweetness like in a rye mashbill. I have a bottle of Bernheim Straight Wheat and while it is a very tasty pour, it has very little in common with a wheated bourbon. The corn sweetness of a Weller bottling is definitely absent and it is more biscuity or perhaps yeasty overall.Scott I'm not saying your wrong just for my palate I would beg to differ. Especially with a freshly opened bottle of wheated bourbon the wheat flavor is over powering. It's like grabbing a handful of wheat and holding it up to your nose. It settles down quite a bit after the bottle has breathed for a while but it's still there to some degree. I just maybe overly sensitive to this being raised on a farm and raising horses. It taste like horse feed smells , the natural grains. I don't get that with a rye bourbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Please don't throw me off the site for saying this, but if you really like wheat whiskey, try Inverleven single grain whisky (from the dark side).Personally I'm not overly fond of straight wheat whisky and I prefer most bourbons with a high amount of rye (notable exception is PVW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Ok Stu..just to tentatively advance the alternate Wheat Whisky topic...http://www.scotchwhisky.net/grain/grain1.htmhttp://www.planetwhiskies.com/grainwhiskies.htmlhttp://www.royalmilewhiskies.com/category.asp?cat_id=W_GRAIThe links above do not specify by grain type.How is a Scotch single grain different from a U.S. or Canadian etc...are the grains roasted over peat? The lowland product I would expect to be lightly peated at most.It would make for an interesting tasting...going from domestic to import wheat whiskeys / whiskys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Here is another wheat grain "spirit" unaged ..by Kovalhttp://www.koval-distillery.com/products/grain-spirits/midwest-wheatI have not tried it.....their product offerings look very intriguing...will have to taste some.It is described as having a very Banana nose and palate of cantaloupe and dried fruit...odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainChunk Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I picked up two bottles of this on Aug. 7th, the day it came out. The distillery sold out of 250 bottles in 90 minutes and I'm pretty sure the entire WA state sold out within a few hours. I was super lucky to even get the two bottles I did get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libertybar Posted August 19, 2009 Share Posted August 19, 2009 Well, I was able to get my hands on a few bottles, and I have to say... it's not bad. In fact, it's a pleasant, light 100% Washington wheat whiskey. It was bottled at 80proof, so they stretched the batch for sure, but I'd say that it's a good whiskey to include to your collection to stand next to the Bernheim. The longer Alcohology blog post about it is here, but over all, I'd say that I look forward to their batch a few disbursements from now (November/December is the next release of this 14month, 15gallon batch), when these smaller barrels will give way to the larger 53gallon barrel which will be at least two years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I received the following e-mail from Dry Fly:"The next release of Dry Fly Washington Wheat Whiskey will be on Saturday March 27th at 8 am. A limit of 1 bottle per person will be in effect. The retail price will be $45.70 due some changes in Washington's pricing policy.A limited number of cases will also ship to the Washington warehouse, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, California, and Arizona." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 More info on the latest release:As a reminder, we will release batch 3 of our wheat whiskey on Saturday March 27th at 8 am at the distillery.The following Washington Liquor stores will also receive the allocated number of cases per the WSLCB:10-Store 46 - Seattle 7th and Bell5-Store 65 - Spokane 3rd Ave.5-Store 185 - Spokane Mission and Division5-Store 101 - Seattle 4th Ave. South1-Store 11 - Olympia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQ Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Thanks for the info. I'm in Seattle so I'll have to keep an eye out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Latest update:"Please note that the WSLCB Stores will not receive product by Saturday March 27th, the date of the release at the distillery. You can call the stores to confirm their delivery date." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 June update:"We will release Dry Fly Wheat Whiskey Batch 4.0 on Saturday June 12th at 8 am. As always, we limit the release to one bottle per person, per space in line. We will also release cases (IN LIMITED NUMBERS) to the Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana liquor systems. As we receive that info, we'll post it!For those who can't make this release, we'll have release 5.0 in mid July. We should have a Wheat Whiskey release every month for the rest of the year..."Man, I'd sure like to try some of this stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGentleman Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 i just picked up a bottle from batch 6 tonight at a local liquor store in Kentucky. I lived in Spokane for a while and really enjoyed Dry Fly's gin. This should be a real treat considering I have a soft spot for the Northwest. I'll report back on what I think of their juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 Tried this at a tasting at the Party Source on Saturday. It is now a straight whiskey (aged a full two years) although the label hasn't caught up yet. I was surprised how much I liked it. Soft and delicate in flavor yet appealing... a very easy sipper. Tastes much different than Bernheim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQ Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 From their Facebook page: "Dry Fly Distilling BOURBON Label was approved today. Coming soon, the first Washington State Straight Bourbon EVER!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorvallisCracker Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 From their Facebook page: "Dry Fly Distilling BOURBON Label was approved today. Coming soon, the first Washington State Straight Bourbon EVER!" Probably too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOCOUGS2002 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Probably too soon. I agree Scott; I was there a couple years ago when they were just putting it in the barrel (can't remember the size, but I know it wasn't 53 gallons). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkluna Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Everyone has to start somewhere. I'm looking forward to this one. That reminds me, I have a bottle of Dry Fly wheat whiskey around here somewhere that I need to open up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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