RIVALRY BLEND
All bottles filled, labeled and individually numbered by hand. Limited.
RIVALRY BLEND
A well-integrated combination of creamy malt, savory rye spice and caramel bourbon sweetness creates a delicious and incredibly complex whiskey that rewards a patient tasting.
Bottled at full proof of 111.9
Color: Deep auburn, glimmers of new-penny copper.
Nose: Toasted, buttered, multi-grain bread with apricot jam and hints of lemon zest.
THE WHISKEY
Palate: Assertive flavors excite the palate with a broad array ranging from sweet caramel to spice a rye to deep rich malts. Allspice, subtle fruit, distinctive rye & fresh ground black pepper intermingle with rich bourbon-caramel, complementing a surprisingly creamy mouthfeel.
Incredibly complex, well-integrated & balanced. Belies its 55.95% ABV!
Finish: Lingering, evolving & warm, accentuating the toasted grain and stone-fruit from the nose. Caramel takes center stage as the spice gives way.
A MARRIAGE OF ELEVEN BOURBONS, RYES, SINGLE MALTS & AMERICAN WHISKEYS:
FROM EIGHT SELECT ILLINIOS AND WISCONSIN DISTILLERIES:
Barnstormer Distilleryf, Rockford IL
Great Lakes Distillery, Milwaukee WI
J. Henry & Sons, Dane WI
Koval Distillery, Chicago IL
Oppidan Spirits, Wheeling IL
Thornton Distilling, Thornton IL
Whiskey Acres Distilling Co, Dekalb IL
Yahara Bay Distillers, Madison WI
CATOCTIN CREEK RYE
All bottles filled, labeled and individually numbered by hand. Limited.
CATOCTIN CREEK RYE
Sweet, smooth and, of course, orange for days!
With more of a feel of a liqueur, you would never know this whiskey was at a cask strength of 59% !
Truly a one of kind whiskey, fun and interesting to taste neat, this finished rye makes what possibly is the very best Old Fashion EVER!
AWARD WINNING CATOCTIN CREEK RYE
Normally a two-year old rye aged in the warm and humid climate of Virginia, is traditionally a rich, full-flavored and wonderfully spicey American rye. The creative folks at Catoctin Creek took two hand selected fully mature rye barrels (30 gallons each) and filled a barrel from Copper & Kings that previously aged Orange Curacao Liqueur. We completed the aging in the orange Curacao barrel at Yahara Bay Distillers, our bottlers and processing partners in Madison.
TASTING EXPERIENCE
The dark reddish amber is a precursor to the deep, rich flavor to come
Palate - honeyed sweetness and an unprecedented amount of fruit very rarely seen in such a spice forward rye. Just a touch of mature oak and earthiness normally only found in much older whiskies.
Incredibly well mellowed by the second maturation imparting a strong orange citrus note that fades to the rye's unmistakable spice then followed by an ever evolving and surpri-singly long finish where honey resurfaces under the citrus.
BALCONES DECONSTRUCTION
All bottles filled, labeled and individually numbered by hand. Limiited - 100 bottles of each.
AMERICAN OAK
Softest of the three. Subtle pears/fruits and candy. The flavor and body of “Balcones”, gently oaked. Light caramel on the finish and the wood pleasantly lingers. Warm but doesn’t feel like 65.7% ABV.
HUNGARIAN OAK
Mild fruits, banana and very “buttery”. Sweeter with light cotton candy. Finishes with baked fruits on a toasted crust. Way smoother than it should be at 64.6%.
FRENCH OAK
Incredibly floral and aromatic. All the spice! Tangy citrus and orange, lots of oak – great combination. Feel the proof at 65.9% more than the others, but oh it’s a good burn. A few drops of water bring the caramel to the surface. Wait for it…
TOWN BRANCH AMERICAN SINGLE MALT
All bottles hand-filled and individually numbered. First time release to the public. Flavor notes available below.
SHERRY CASK
Aged 100% in Oloroso Sherry Cask for 10 years, 4 months. ABV 60.25%
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL
SHERRY CASK
2020 San Francisco Spirits Competition
FLAVOR NOTES - SHERRY CASK
NOSE: ripe cherries, old oak, chocolate, dark molasses, the more it breathes, the more the chocolate and fruits come out..
PALATE: baked cherries and plums, molasses and dark cocoa. raisins in the middle palate
FINISH: mature oak, cocoa, burnt fruits with less sweet. slight pepper. A bit dry, but really lingers. Water brings out a milk chocolate and sweet fruits. Just does not feel like 60% ABV
DOUBLE CASK
Silver Medal - 2020 San Francisco Spirits Competition
Over 10 years in a bourbon barrel.
Finished in a fresh Town Branch
Bourbon barrel.
ABV 54.5%
FLAVOR NOTES - DOUBLE CASK
NOSE: sweet butter, maple - certainly from the fresh bourbon barrel finish, corn flakes, touch of fresh hay
PALATE: caramel, raw honey, soft oak, burnt molasses, a light citrus sweetness, Juicy Fruit Gum
FINISH: more molasses, very slight pepper on the end of a lingering finish. gentle burn, would never know is 54.5% ABV