Capitol Offense
Good afternoon, folks. It’s Friday, and if you’re like me, you started the week in the hopes of a dry January and, by Wednesday, failed. By our assessment, January 6th marks a new Holiday, where we break our NYE promises to ourselves – call it National Broken New Year’s Resolution Day.
So, let’s ramp up the whiskey-drinking, especially given the state of things in the Capitol early this week. At least, it inspired us to find this pretty art poster on Amazon, which we simply couldn’t pass up.
Headliners
Heaven Hill Distillery, the world’s second-largest holder of aging Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, filled its nine millionth Bourbon barrel in the last day of 2020.
Meanwhile, the world of whiskey said goodbye to Willie Pratt, former master distiller at Michter’s, after the legend recently passed away – Whisky.com
New Whiskey Release: Lee Greenwood and Soldier Valley Spirits as reported by The Music Universe ⚡
Cocktail Highlight: The Black Manhattan, a variation featuring Averna amaro.
Whiskey Review: Widow Jane 10 – Aged to perfection, now under an entirely new management team 🗽
Top Searched Bourbon on Google
- Blanton’s Single Barrel
- Stagg Jr.
- Henry McKenna
- Pappy Van Wrinkle
- Heaven Hill’s Larceny Full Proof
Heaven Hill Distillery Has Filled Its Nine Millionth Barrel of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, And That’s A Lot
Heaven Hill is the only local, independent, family-owned, and operated company to reach this historical benchmark.
The milestone wraps up a banner year of Heaven Hill’s continued investment in the future of American Whiskey. Now aging more than 1.8 million barrels across 63 warehouses, Heaven Hill’s Bernheim distillery produces 1,300 barrels per day as the largest single-site Bourbon distillery in American Whiskey.
Recognized by industry professionals and consumers alike, the award season culminated with Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon named as Whisky Advocate’s 2020 Whisky of the Year, the second Whisky of the Year for Heaven Hill Distillery in the past four years.
Here’s this rad Chart from Reddit highlighting every brand under the Heaven Hill umbrella.
In Memorian
Raise your Michter’s glass to Willie Pratt, former master distiller 🥃
Willie Pratt led a life for whiskey: born in 1942, he went from his hometown Hazard to Louisville in search of work at the age of 20.
In 2017 the Whisky Magazine inducted him into the legendary Hall of Fame.
We salute you with a glass of our best Michter’s! 🥃
Lee Greenwood develops bourbon whiskey with Soldier Valley Spirits | The Music Universe 6️⃣
Lee Greenwood has partnered with Soldier Valley Spirits to develop and distribute the Lee Greenwood Signature Bourbon Whiskey. This special 90 proof bourbon whiskey is bottled in a canteen shaped bottle embossed with the number “6” and includes a hanging military-style dog tag showcasing the letters “LG.”
Whiskey Menu 📖
Batch, in Tucson, has 500 whiskeys for us to taste after 5 years serving customers
On the backlit shelves behind Batch’s bar top, you can find 130 bourbons, 100 Scotches, and 50 rye whiskey options among other tastes, with selections from as far away as Japan, Ireland, India and Mexico.
Owner Spece points to his Buffalo Trace, Old Fashioned Copper bourbon whiskey, distilled in 1994.
Three of these bottles came to Tucson last year. Two went to a liquor store and the third came here. We charge $250 an ounce. It is one of those things most people have never even seen in person, let alone tasted.
Specs, owner at Tucson’s Batch
Whiskey Review: Widow Jane 🔟
This week’s featured review highlights The Widow Jane 10, one of the best whiskeys your money can buy right now. Sourced from barrels in neighboring states, it uses water from the New York area to create some of the most exciting pallets we have tasted when it comes to blended bourbon. Check out what the critics agree on and what they don’t in our Weekly Review Round.
Cocktail
Classic Cocktail: Paul Bar’s Black Manhattan 🍸
This spot in Palm Springs has us debating a road trip. Since stringent stay-at-home orders are in place for LA County, here’s the recipe for us to enjoy at home until it’s safe to do so.
- 2.5 ounces rye whiskey (Paul Bar uses Old Overholt)
- 1 ounce Amaro Averna
- 3 dashes orange bitters
Stir 30 times in a mixing glass with ice, strain into a chilled martini glass, and garnish with an orange peel and a Luxardo maraschino cherry.
Speed Rack
🇺🇸Family Jones inauguration rye is finally year after 4 years resting since Trump took office
🎸 Metallica has a new whiskey, more legacy work from the late great Dave Pickrell
💦 Is watering down (diluting) your whiskey a bad thing?
🔥Luxco releases the new Ezra Brooks 99
🆓Nice liquor giveaway by Bushmills
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