Redwood Empire Lost Monarch Whiskey
$71.99
Lost Monarch is not just the name of this bottle of Whiskey from Sonoma County's Redwood Empire - it is also the name of the largest coastal Redwood tree. The tree itself is 321 feet tall. The Whiskey comes in a slightly smaller bottle and is a blend of Rye and Bourbon Whiskey between 3 and 12 years of age. Bottled at 45%.
Based in Sonoma County, Redwood Empire Whiskey was established in 1998. The company has made a bit of a name for itself with its finesse at blending whiskey from different sources. Redwood maintains a promise to plant a tree for every bottle of their Whiskey sold.
Old Forester 1870 Bourbon 45%
$72.99
Hailing from Old Forester's Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky - the 1870 is one of the releases from the Whiskey Row Series. Labelled “Original Batch”, the 1870 utilizes the typical Old Forester Bourbon Mash Bill consisting of 72% Corn, 18% Rye, and 10% Malted Barley.
This small-batch Bourbon contains whiskey source from barrels aged in three different warehouses that are then married together before being bottled at 45%.
Woodford Reserve Straight Malt
$62.99
This Kentucky Straight Malt Whiskey from Woodford Reserve is a different beast - not quite a Bourbon but also not a Single Malt Whiskey. Bearing the moniker Straight Malt Whiskey means that it has to use a minimum of 51% Malt, and it does exactly that with a mash bill also containing 47% Corn and 2% Rye. Like Bourbon, it is matured in Virgin American Oak Barrels that are heavily charred. Bottled at 45.2%.
Rough Rider Cask Strength Bourbon
$101.99
This limited-edition Bourbon, called "The Happy Warrior" is aged up to 7 years and finished in French Oak Ex-Brandy Casks seasoned with brandy made from Long Island Grapes. This "high rye" whiskey is bottled at 57% and produced from a mashbill of 60% Corn, 35% Rye, 5% Malted Barley.
Producer Description
"Once a year, Long Island Spirits hand selects 5 our finest aged Bourbon Barrels and bottles fewer than a couple of hundred cases per batch. This high-rye straight bourbon whisky is aged between 4 and 7 years prior to receiving additional maturation in French Oak casks from local wineries that have been rinsed with high proof brandy. When the perfect flavor and balance are achieved, Happy Warrior is bottled straight from cask at 114 proof. Extremely limited releases are selected from the finest casks in the barrel warehouse."
Old Forester 1897 Bonded Bourbon 50%
$77.99
The 1897 Bourbon from Old Forester is named in honour of the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897. The Bourbon of course adheres to the guidelines put into law by this act, which means:
- All whiskey in the bottle must be produced by one distillery and by one distiller over the course of one distillation season.
- The whiskey must be at least four years old.
- It must be bottled at least 100 proof / 50% ABV
- The whiskey must be aged in bonded warehouses under United States federal supervision.
- The label on the bottle has to state which distillery it comes from and also where it was bottled.
Penelope Four Grain Bourbon
$76.99
Penelope's flagship bottle is this Four Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which contains Corn, Rye, Wheat and Malted Barley. It is bottled at 40%.
Penelope Bourbon Bottling Company resides in Frankfurt, Kentucky, though this Bourbon was originally distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Hmm... Which Midwest Grain Distillery could this be a Product of? The fact that this whiskey is sourced is not a bad thing regardless - Penelope has quickly developed a reputation for being masterful blenders of the barrels they purchase, including with this Four Grain Bourbon. Indeed: the Indiana distillery this hails from doesn't actually have a four grain Bourbon Mash Bill. Instead, Penelope purposefully blends casks from two different mash bills together (one set containing rye in the mash and the other set using wheat as the secondary grain) to create this Four Grain Bourbon.
Penelope Barrel Strength Bourbon Batch 7
$105.99
Batch 7 of Penelope's Four Grain, Barrel Strength Bourbon is the first to hit Alberta. It is comprised of a mash bill containing 74% Corn, 16% Wheat, 7% Rye and 3% Malted Barley and the barrels of whiskey used to blend this batch were between 3.5 to 5 years in age.
Penelope Bourbon Bottling Company resides in Frankfurt, Kentucky, though this Bourbon was originally distilled in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Hmm... Which Midwest Grain Distillery could this be a Product of? The fact that this whiskey is sourced is not a bad thing regardless - Penelope has quickly developed a reputation for being masterful blenders of the barrels they purchase, including with this Four Grain Bourbon. Indeed: the Indiana distillery this hails from doesn't actually have a four grain Bourbon Mash Bill. Instead, Penelope purposefully blends casks from two different mash bills together (one set containing rye in the mash and the other set using wheat as the secondary grain) to create this Four Grain Bourbon.
Baller Single Malt Whiskey
$107.99
No, this is not Japanese Whisky, but then again a lot of "Japanese Whisky" is not actually Japanese...
Distilled and produced by St George Spirits of California, The Baller Single Malt Whiskey is an homage to the Japanese style. The whiskey is finished in casks that previously held Umeshu/Plum Liqueur that was also made at St. George Spirits. Bottled at 47%.
About The Label
"Distiller Lance Winters did the art direction for the label, which re-imagines the legend of St. George as a samurai. The original watercolor on the front label was by Oakland artist Sylvia Solochek Walters, done to emulate woodcut. The calligraphy was done by Eri Takase of Takase Studios."
Woodford Reserve Wheat Whiskey
$49.99
Wheat is a less common grain to see take centre stage in American Whiskies, though it happily plays an amazing second fiddle in Bourbon such as Maker's Mark, William Larue Weller, Pappy Van Winkle, and more. There are some solid Wheat Whiskeys out there if you look though, such as Bernheim from Heaven Hill and Dry Fly out of Washington State. Joining that duo is this Wheat Whiskey from Woodford Reserve and parent company Brown-Forman.
Made from a mash bill of 52% Wheat, 20% malt, 20% Corn, and 8% Rye. Bottled at 45.2%.