The Burning Chair Bourbon
$114.99
The Burning Chair is a new KWM exclusive Bourbon from Savage and Cooke. This 4 year old Bourbon is Dave Phinney’s highly anticipated first release. It is intense and expressive. This Bourbon is blended from hand selected new charred American oak matured whiskies, finished in wine barrels from Dave’s Napa Valley Cabernet projects. Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: toasty with loads of caramel, orange, Demerara sugar and aromatic bitters; nutty, some almond tones and vanilla with some earthy leather, tannins and wine-y tones.
Palate: rich, sweet and layered; the almond-nutty tones, honeyed oak and vanilla balance nicely with soft leather, dried dark fruits and Demerara; peppery spices and black licorice.
Finish: creamy, fruity and spicy; good length and weight.
Comment: this an elegant young Bourbon with a maturity well beyond its young age; a crossover whiskey, one that single malt drinkers will also enjoy!
Producer Tasting Note: "Aromatically intriguing with brown sugar, caramel, butterscotch and toasty oak. The palate is smooth and lush with loads of vanilla bean, baking spices, maple and baked apples. The finish is long and exciting, begging for another sip."
Production Details
Sourcing: Each barrel is hand-selected for it’s unique attributes by Dave. The youngest Bourbon in the blend is four years old. Tiny lots are procured from Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee. Each barrel brings something special to the final blend.
Barrels: Aged for a minimum of four years in new charred American oak barrels and then uniquely finished in wine barrels from Dave’s Napa Valley Cabernet projects.
Water: The mature Bourbon is titrated to 88 proof with pure, pristine water from Dave’s high elevation property in Alexander Valley in Northern California.
Mash Bill: 75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Malted Barley
About Savage & Cooke
The Savage & Cooke distillery, owned by Napa Valley winemaker Dave Phinney, is located on historic Mare Island and is scheduled to open in early 2018. The decision to locate the distillery on Mare Island was due to its fascinating history as a naval shipyard, the plethora of space, stunning brownstone buildings and its proximity to both the Napa Valley and San Francisco. Savage & Cooke will distill, age and bottle a range of brown spirits including Bourbon, Whiskey and Rye.
Dave will craft offerings in the style that he appreciates most; complex flavors, concentration, balanced oak influence and lushness.
Small batch experimentation with additional spirits will take place on site and will be offered for tasting exclusively at the distillery. These offerings will change throughout the year. We look forward to welcoming you to our distillery.
Second Glance American Whiskey
$94.99
Not quite Bourbon, this American Whiskey, called Second Glance, is distinctive and pronounced. It is the first release of Dave Phinney’s highly anticipated five year-old American Whiskey.
Andrew's Tasting Note
Nose: massive Peanuts: a back of peanuts in shell and the ballpark, peanut brittle and some oily natural peanut butter; toasty with dried cherry and cranberry, hints of caramel corn and oodles of Jim Beam notes (credit Shawn Young).
Palate: sweet and toasty, loads more peanut-y tones: ballpark peanuts, peanut brittle, natural peanut butter and Reece's Peanut Butter Cups; candied citrus, candy corn and caramel popcorn; just a touch of the leather, dark fruit and spice of the Bourbon.
Finish: long, sweet, peanutty and smooth; a touch of leather-earthy wine tones and spice.
Comment: lots of body and character; dying to make an Old Fashioned out of this; very drinkable.
Producer's Tasting Note: "The first impression is rich and bold with aromas of maple wood, cardamom, buttery toast and black cherries. Impressive intensity on the palate with a plethora of honey, caramel, hazelnut and baked dark fruits. The finish is layered and complex."
Sourcing: Each barrel is hand-selected for it’s unique attributes by Dave. The youngest Whiskey in the blend is five years old. Tiny lots are procured from Kentucky and each barrel brings a desired characteristic to the final blend.
Barrels: Aged for a minimum of five years in ex-Bourbon barrels and then uniquely finished in wine barrels from Dave’s Napa Valley Cabernet projects.
Water: The mature Whiskey is titrated to 88 proof with pure, pristine water from Dave’s high elevation property in Alexander Valley in Northern California.
Mash Bill: 95% Corn, 4% Rye, 1% Malted Barley
2Bar Straight Bourbon
$82.99
2Bar Straight Bourbon is made of a mash containing Corn, a small amount of Wheat, and four types of Malted Barley. It is bottled at 50% ABV.
2Bar Spirits is located in Seattle, Washington and bills itself as being the first entirely locally-made Bourbon in Seattle. The distillery officially opened in 2012 and to this day it focuses on using Washington grain and doing everything in-house - from milling and mashing to distilling, ageing and bottling.
45th Parrallel New Richmond Rye
$99.99
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Oppidan Smoke & Sea Straight Bourbon
$79.99
Smoke + Sea is created from a combination of Oppidan Spirits’ four-grain bourbon along with their five-grain solera aged bourbon mash bill. Smoke & Sea is finished in French oak and peated ex-Islay Scotch barrels.
Because it is labelled as a Straight Bourbon and contains no age statement, it must be at least four years old. Bottled at 46% ABV.
Oppidan Spirits is located in Wheeling, Illinois which is just north of Chicago. It started production in 2015.
Old Overholt Rye Whiskey
$27.99
Old Overholt was once the cream of the crop for rye whiskey. Its tale stretches back to 1800 when the Overholt family, farmers and weavers by trade, settled in what would come to be known as West Overton. In 1803 the family added a small still to the farm's operations and began turning out small quantities of rye whiskey. The product was great and demand bloomed. The spirit was held in high enough esteem that it was one of the few to survive the devastating impact of Prohibition. Fast forward to present day and we still see the face of old Abraham Overholt staring out at us from the label of this 40% straight rye. The whiskey may be coming out of Kentucky now, instead of Pennsylvania, but the sweet and spicy character is still intact. Old Overholt was said to be a favorite Doc Holliday, Ulysses S. Grant and JFK.
750 ml
The Whisky Agency Tennessee Bourbon 2003
$299.99
This 14 year old single barrel Boubon was bottled The Whisky Agency as a part of its 10th Anniversary special releases. Distilled in 2003, botted in 2018 at 49.6% ABV.
Rock Town Hickory Smoked Whiskey
$56.24