The "artisanal distillery" at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience

[amg]

Anyone have any insight into where this distillate ends up? Do you think there will be some special releases of this stuff in a few years?

[tanstaafl2]

Anyone have any insight into where this distillate ends up? Do you think there will be some special releases of this stuff in a few years?

I seem to recall they mentioned what was going to happen with it during the tour last month (they make about a barrel a day I think) but I have since forgotten what it was. Just how reliable that info was coming from a tour guide is hard to say of course.

Pretty little still and set up though!

[ModernThirst]

I seem to recall they mentioned what was going to happen with it during the tour last month (they make about a barrel a day I think) but I have since forgotten what it was. Just how reliable that info was coming from a tour guide is hard to say of course.

Pretty little still and set up though!

I was told in the gift shop a couple weeks ago that they're planning to sell it at the gift shop and at the Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown. I would think a barrel a day might be too much product for those two locations, but I can't say for sure how much traffic they get and how much of that bourbon they'll sell.

[squire]

Wherever they sell it I would like a taste.

[TunnelTiger]

Well if it's going to be at least 100 proof I think they should send it all to Jawga.

[tanstaafl2]

I was told in the gift shop a couple weeks ago that they're planning to sell it at the gift shop and at the Bourbon Heritage Center in Bardstown. I would think a barrel a day might be too much product for those two locations, but I can't say for sure how much traffic they get and how much of that bourbon they'll sell.

Ah yes, I believe I was told the same. Going to be a while before we find out I suppose and likely at a moderatly ridiculous gift shop price. At least I hope it is going to be awhile as I would hate to see them sell two or three year old crap to the tourist roobs as a novelty. Not that I would be all that surprised if they did. Gotta put something in those $70 Evan Williams collector earthenware jugs...

[Richnimrod]

I can tell you this: I'm not holding breath.

[cowdery]

I believe the 'official' answer is that it's going into the warehouses like everything else, no plans to do anything special with it. That could change, of course. Yes, I believe it is barrel-a-day (i.e., 53 gallons).

[GaryT]

On the tour they mentioned it would go into the same rickhouses (after the fire, they don't put all of anything in one spot - good sense), but they also hinted that it would be some type of special "gift shop only" product in the future. With only doing such small runs, I wonder if they're mixing up the mashbills from time to time in order to experiment a bit?

[squire]

Just the uniqueness should make it a natural for gift shop sales.

[risenc]

Charlie Downs, the distiller there, told my tour that it was always one mash bill, which he was keeping close to the vest. Also, ditto what others have said: it was going to be bottled down the line as a gift-shop only item.

Also, it's worth going on the tour just to see how beautifully they keep the copper there. It's new, but also obviously well cared for. They're only making a barrel a day, so they have the time ...

[Flyfish]

On the tour they mentioned it would go into the same rickhouses (after the fire, they don't put all of anything in one spot - good sense)

Given the enormous influence of position in the rickhouse, how does HH maintain flavor profiles with their product scattered through several places?

[squire]

Mix and match in the truest sense of the phrase.

[GaryT]

Given the enormous influence of position in the rickhouse, how does HH maintain flavor profiles with their product scattered through several places?

My guess (strictly that) is that certain products are in the same area of multiple rickhouses (ie - the bottom shelf stuff will tend to be at the top, so they'll store that at the top of many rickhouses). They won't put all of the barrels destined for anything of volume in one rickhouse. I wasn't very clear when I said "in one spot" :-) For example, when they were aging the PHC cognac finish, they likely had only a handful of barrels in any one rick house (depending how many barrels they had) to ensure if one went up, they wouldn't lose that entire run.

[TunnelTiger]

I have some extra room in my basement so if one of y'all take a future tour let them know they are welcome to let some barrels age here.

[tmckenzie]

Charlie Downs, the distiller there, told my tour that it was always one mash bill, which he was keeping close to the vest. Also, ditto what others have said: it was going to be bottled down the line as a gift-shop only item.

Also, it's worth going on the tour just to see how beautifully they keep the copper there. It's new, but also obviously well cared for. They're only making a barrel a day, so they have the time ...

Well, I know they are sour mashing, vendome ran behind on our slop strainer. We got the one built for them. That setup should make good whiskey. I hope to see it this summer.