Blackened Whiskey
$81.99
This is Metallica's whiskey - a blend of Bourbon and Rye from Kentucky and Tennessee that is finished in Brandy Casks. Bottled at 45%
No word on why this whiskey comes in a bottle instead of a jar-o.
From The Producer
"This award-winning whiskey is a marriage of the finest North American straight bourbon & rye whiskeys and uniquely finished and sonically-enhanced in brandy casks, using the BLACK NOISE™ process to extract more flavor from the wood. The sweetness of the bourbon is perfectly balanced with the savory spice offered by the rye. The whiskey is further enhanced with the brandy cask finish adding notes of apricot, which plays perfectly alongside the honey and caramel notes of the blend."
Buzzard`s Roost Peated Barrel Rye Whiske
$121.99
Finally! A peated American whiskey that works! This is a four-year-old straight rye that has been recasked in peat-cold-smoked barrels to bring another dimension to the sweet and spicy distillate. These experiments can often yield results that seem a little...disjointed. This, however, is one of the very few exceptions. Mash bill: 95% rye / 5% malted barley. 52.5%.
Buzzard`s Roost Barrel Strength Rye
$123.99
A bigger, bolder version of the Buzzard's Roost Small Batch Rye. They say only the best of their barrels get called up to the big leagues for this release. And when you taste it, you can see what they mean. Matured for 4 years before being bottled at 57%. Mashbill: 95% rye / 5% malted barley.
Buzzard`s Roost Char #1 Rye Whiskey
$91.99
This Straight Rye has lain in Char #1 barrels for at least 3 years (so...3 years) before it ever meets a bottle. When KWM Team Whisk(e)y tasted through the Buzzard's Roost range a couple weeks back, we were all blown away and immediately said yes to bringing in the entire range that was being offered to us. Make no mistake...this is some of the best rye on the market right now. Mashbill: 95% rye / 5% malted barley. 52.5%
Buzzard`s Roost Toasted Barrel Rye
$121.99
Another Buzzard's Roost rye we simply had to have. I'm almost scared to utter the words 'toasted barrel' anymore, as we've all seen the feeding frenzy that ensues as soon as those words are strung together and stuck on the front of a bottle of whiskey. The real key here isn't that the barrels are toasted, but that they're not charred. Look for warm woody (and slightly smoky) tones with this one. Mashbill: 95% rye / 5% malted barley. 52.5%
Casey Jones Kentucky Straight Bourbon
$93.99
Casey Jones is relatively new in our market, but for those with a love of history (especially as relates to whiskey, prohibition, and early distillation), a visit to the brand's website is well worthwhile. We tasted through a range of CJ products recently and greenlit all of 'em. This Kentucky Straight Bourbon is a high corn / low rye mash bill that drinks beyond the declared 2.3 years indicated on the bottle. 56%
Casey Jones Kentucky Bourbon
$79.99
A young and bold Kentucky Bourbon distilled in a square copper pot still. That's not a still type; it's legitimately the shape of the Casey Jones Distillery's pot still, built in homage to the highly mobile prohibition-era stills that the legendary Casey Jones was knocking out for the bootleggers all those years back. Lots of history here - which is fun, of course - but the spirit is bloody good, and that's what really matters. High corn / low rye mash bill. 52%
Leopold Bros Bonded Bourbon
$118.99
Released at 5 years old, the Leopold Bros Bottled in Bond Bourbon is distilled from a mash of 64% Corn, 21% Malted Barley, and 15% Abruzzi Heritage Rye. It was first released in 2020.
Bottled at 50% ABV. As a Bonded Bourbon Whiskey, it has to adhere to the following rules as laid down in the Bottled In Bond Act of 1897:
- 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.
The Leopold Bros Distillery opened in 2014 and is located in Denver Colorado. The distillery makes whisky and other spirits from grains and fruit sourced as locally as possible - just about everything is grown in Colorado itself, including the Rye which is grown at Leopold Bros' own farm. One of the unique features of the distillery - at least by American standards - is a malting floor which is used to malt grains on site. They also use an on-site dunnage warehouse as opposed to the more typical Rickhouse with multiple floors for ageing.
Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Bourbon
$123.99
This is a 5-year-old bottled in bond Bourbon, 50%. Redwood Empire used a four-grain mash bill for this Bonded Bourbon, consisting of 66% Corn, 23% Rye, 7% Wheat, and 4% Barley.
Bottled at 50% ABV. As a Bonded Bourbon Whiskey, it has to adhere to the following rules as laid down in the Bottled In Bond Act of 1897:
- 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.
The Russian River Valley might not be your first (or second, or tenth) guess at the location to house a whiskey distiller, but that is where Redwood Empire Distilling resides. The Graton, California distillery was established in 2015.