T:2.25"
DRINK CULTURE
Four Woods, One Bourbon
XL Pinot Noir Glass
Height: 9"
Capacity: 30 oz.
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PRODUCTS
IRISH WHISKEY
Mickey Finn Irish Apple is a new flavored whiskey available
from Babco Imports. The spirit is a blend of Irish and
American whiskies with natural Irish apple flavors, blended in
The Netherlands. The 70-proof Irish Apple is available for a
suggested price of $24.99 for a 750-ml. bottle.
SCOTCH
Campari America has three new limited
editions of single-malt Scotches. The
Auchentoshan Valinch 2012 Limited Edition
Vintage is the second bottling of the limited
edition of Scotland's only triple-distilled malt.
With a cask strength of 57.2% ABV, it's available
for a suggested retail price of $59.99. The Bowmore Dorus
Mor Small Batch Release is a 10-year-old malt from Islay,
bottled at 55.1% ABV and available for a suggested retail
price of $119.99. The Glen Garioch 1986 Vintage, the fifth
expression from the Highland distillery, has 3,000 bottles
available worldwide at 54.6% ABV and a suggested retail price of $249.99.
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T:10"
Woodford Reserve recently
announced its newest Master's
Collection flavor: Four Wood. The
limited-release, 94.4 proof bourbon,
was matured in American Oak barrels
for six to seven years before finishing
in maple for two years, and Sherry and
Port barrels for six months each.
During a food pairing at the distillery
with Louisville chef Ouita Michel,
various cheeses, almonds, pickled
plums, and a variety of other flavorful
foods brought out the characteristics of
each wood in the bourbon. Woodford
Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris
explained that the woods selected and
the amount of time aged in each was specifically balanced to create a
blended taste, so that no single flavor overtakes the others.
This is the seventh year Woodford has released a Master's Collection
flavor, each created by Morris to honor the brand's original owner and
master distiller. To develop each selection, he changes one source of flavor in
the bourbon: grain, fermentation, distillation or maturation. The other three,
and the water, are the same used to make original Woodford Reserve.
The Master's Collection has previously included Four Grain, Sonoma
Finish, Sweet Mash, Seasoned Oak Finish, Maple Wood Finish, and Aged
Cask Rye/New Cask Rye (released together last year). The Woodford
Reserve Four Wood Master's Collection is available for a suggested retail
price of $99.
—Jeremy Nedelka
