New Spirits
Still Austin Whiskey Co. of Austin, Texas, has released a full packaging rebrand for its signature American Gin (also known as The Naturalist). The 90-proof gin is crafted from a custom base of 70% Brasetto rye and 30% non-GMO white corn provided by Texas farmers. It is then milled and distilled in-house in small 100-gallon batches in a copper pot still. The spirit’s botanicals include organic juniper berries, coriander seeds, cinnamon, citrus peels, elderflowers and allspice berries.
Pittsburgh-based Wigle Whiskey announced the release of its Saffron Negroni Bottled Cocktail. The Negroni was perhaps the original bottled cocktail, produced as a ready-to-drink offering as early as 1919. Wigle’s take on this classic cocktail comes in at 30% alcohol and combines three Wigle spirits: Wigle Saffron Amaro, Wigle Dutch-style Gin and Wigle Amaro Vermut, a sweet vermouth. A flavor thread of saffron runs through Wigle’s Negroni. The Wigle team was inspired by the Pennsylvania Dutch who brought crocus bulbs, from which they harvested saffron, when they settled in Pennsylvania.
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Copperworks Distilling Co. of Seattle announced the release of Copperworks Double Peated Whiskey. This 98-proof, single cask release (Release No. 036) was crafted through an inspired blend of old and new-world malt whiskey production techniques, resulting in a whiskey that is far smokier than any of the distillery’s previous releases. Copperworks started with its Washington Peated Single Malt Whiskey, made from locally grown barley malted with peat from a bog in Washington State. That whiskey matured for 45 months in new American oak and then it was finished for an additional seven months in an Ardbeg cask.
Up North Distillery of Post Falls, Idaho, is pleased to announce the release of North Idaho Pine Liqueur. To make this product, owners Hilary and Randy Mann climb Idaho white pine trees to forage pinecones from their favorite spot on the Coeur d’Alene River. Pinecones are combined with Up North’s Apple Brandy and sweetened with Idaho honey to create this unique 79.8-proof liqueur.
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