Whole wheat base. Pristine appearance. Initial sniffs after the pour pick up sourdough and yeasty aromas that are fresh, pleasingly tart and grainy/bread-like; following another six minutes of air contact, the bouquet turns fruity and ripe, with tropical highlights (banana and pineapple especially) though is not sweet; a welcoming nose by any measure that is hardly neutral. Entry is appealingly complex, intensely grainy (almost akin to Wheat Thin crackers) and sweeter than the bouquet; midpalate plays more on the viscosity aspect as the texture turns chewy and buttery, but there?s also a dash of minerality just before the finish that?s earthy and dusty. Aftertaste has elements of cocoa bean and high cocoa content dark chocolate that almost make it a flavored vodka. A far cry from the ethereal likes of Scandinavian vodkas and more in the robust vein of Poland or Russia, from the days when Russia made good vodka.
Curiosity is the virtue that propels us toward adventure, discovery, and all things unique and wonderful, and it’s curiosity that inspired the craftsmen at Catskill Distilling Company in their quest for the perfect combination of 14 regional and exotic botanicals and locally grown juniper berries. A gin for people who don’t like gin; as mellow as it comes.
70% corn, 15% winter rye and 15% barley malt. Sour mash. Aged no less than 2 years in the new white American oak casks. Radiant topaz hue, elegantly, floral the smooth aroma of vanilla, caramel fudge and coconut invite the nose. A complex invasion of different flavors lead into a clean, refined and rich filled finish.
Rye whiskey - the first whiskey to be distilled on this continent - became a defiant spirit in every sense during the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791, when the farmers who made it rebelled against our new government's attempt to tax it. It was this heroic act of defiance that forever defined and ensured our cherished right to protest. The tax eventually stood, but the rebels' spirit lives on in this Defiant Rye.
80% wheat, 10% corn and 10% barley malt. Sour mash. Aged no less than 2 years in the new white American oak casks. Distilled with pure Catskill Mountain water and the finest locally grown New York red winter wheat. Aged on new Kentucky charred oak barrels. Tastes at once like pear, apple, french vanilla and honeysuckle but with a burst of spice and dark-chocolate covered oranges on the finish.
A devilishly different, six-grain spirit, an un-aged whiskey that is unusually smooth and full of local grain flavor. Made from corn, wheat, buckwheat, rye, smoked corn, malt. A sophisticated moonshine—a tribute to our fearless forefathers who defied prohibition.
the one and only BUCKWHEAT A new breed of American whiskey is born. This rare buckwheat spirit is 80% buckwheat, 20% small grains.