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This Bridgeland Wheat Whisky was not on our radar until the chaps at the Calgary distillery insisted we try a sample. Made from a mash of 80% Red Spring Wheat, and 20% Malted Barley from Penhold Alberta, the spirit was distilled after a long fermentation in pot stills before being filled into cask. It was initially matured in Virgin American Oak, before finishing in French Limousin Toasted Oak, which had been seasoned with Bridgeland's own Moscato Brandy. Bottled at 57%, exclusively for Kensington Wine Market, this is a great-value single-cask Canadian wheat whisky... and boy are we lucky they insisted we try it!
500ml mlAndrew's Tasting Note
Nose: big, rich, spicy, and decadent with soft fruits; ginger molasses cookies, pecan pie, and candied fennel; doughy, with fruit flan; a touch of green grapes and raisins; late dusty grain.
Palate: sweet, fruity, and rich, with loads of spice; figs in honey, cooked raisins, and more fruit flan; decadent and nutty, more pecan pie and ginger molasses cookies; boozy cherries, orange rind, and basically the finish from a good Old Fashioned cocktail; the wheat pokes through with a touch of dusty minerality and adds a soft floral touch; more white grapes.
Finish: warming, spicy, and nutty, with loads of fruit: Jujubes, fruit flan, and darker fruits; good length, with a soft mouthfeel.
Comment: while not our first-ever wheat whisky, this is unlike anything we have ever bottled before; it has the spicy-fruit profile of a barrel-proof American rye; but also the decadent balance of a French oak matured single malt; very drinkable.
Bridgeland Distillery — Calgary, Alberta
Bridgeland Distillery was founded in 2018 and resides right within — get this — Bridgeland in Calgary, Alberta. If you are looking to go there — and I suggest you do — it is on the corner located on the corner of Marsh Road and Edmonton Trail; just a few blocks North of the Bow River and Memorial Drive.
The Distillery is owned by Daniel Plenzik and Jacques Tremblay and produces a wide variety of spirits distilled from grain and also grapes. One of the things that sets Bridgeland apart is the reuse of different casks that have matured their own brandies and whiskies to add character to other aging spirits. For example: reusing casks that previously mature their brandy to then mature or finish some of their whiskies.
There is plenty to recommend from Bridgeland Distillery. A good place to start would be with their Single Blend; which is an in-house blend that combines a variety of their whisky styles that gets limited releases each year.
Bridgeland's releases are updated regularly as the distillery and their casks continue to mature.
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$65.69
Bottled at 44.1% in 500ml bottles that are individually numbered, 2024 Edition of Bridgeland Distillery's Single Blend Whisky is a marriage of Rye Whisky, Taber Corn Whisky, and Single Malt whisky. All whisky was distilled, aged, and blended by Bridgeland at their Distillery in Calgary, Alberta.
From The Producer
"Single blend whisky is a rare breed: an exceptional combination of our most desired whiskies this calendar year, all distilled at one single facility, Bridgeland Distillery. We blend our malt and grain whiskies together from casks with exquisite quality, character and flavour. An exceptional whisky for every celebration!
Our Single Malt and Rye are prominently featured in this year’s blend (2024). They have been distilled, barrelled and aged separately.This release showcases rich flavours coming from French and American oak.
Production and Distillation Notes
$53.99
The Bourbon style spirit is produced in Calgary at Bridgeland Distillery, and is bottled at 45% after maturing in Virgin Amerian Oak.
Producer Description
"Description: Taber Corn is second to none. Each summer, when word of Taber, Alberta’s first corn harvest breaks, connoisseurs converge on roadside stands to get it. It’s an easy progression why we would use Alberta’s famous Taber Corn from the Molnar Farm in our corn mash allowing you to not only eat your Taber Corn, but drink it too."
$67.49
"Coming from a single distillery via a single malt house, sourced from a single field of a single farm.This barley comes from field NE4-37-27-W4M at Hamill farm and has been malted at Red Shed Malting in Penhold, Alberta. Bow Glacier Water, premium ingredients married with our passion is where this whisky begins." - Bridgeland Distillery website.
Small batch and artisanal, just as we like 'em. 45.5%
$64.99
Bottled at 43.5% in 500ml bottles that are individually numbered, this cool little blended whisky comes from the great folks at Bridgeland Distillery. This special 2023 release is a marriage of their Taber Corn Berbon and Glenbow Single Malt Whisky.
From The Producer
"Our Berbon and Single Malt are the building blocks of this blend. They have been distilled, barrelled and aged separately. This remarkable release showcases the potential of blended whisky to achieve depth of character with proper use of oak diversity: American, Hungarian and Bulgarian oak casks have been used in this blend."
