Amador Ten Barrel Hop Flavored 96pf 750 Finished In Chardonnay Barrels
| Description: | History,. Just recently, we discussed the trend of whiskies inspired by beer. Tossing another onto the pile: the California-based Amador Straight Hop-Flavored Whiskey. This release was crafted by Napa Valley area Charbay Master Distiller Marko Karakasevic, part of a 12th generation of distillers. Its moniker is a bit of a misnomer, as this whiskey doesnt have artificial flavoring, which is what Id thought at first. Instead, its a blend of 60 percent straight malt whiskey, and 40 percent hop-flavored whiskey, which is distilled from Racer 5 IPA, a craft beer brewed by the Bear Republic Brewery. After these two whiskeys were distilled, they were aged separately for more than two years in French oak wine barrels, and then combined in chardonnay barrels for another year before being bottled. Tasting Notes,. Nose: With this many steps having gone into the creation of this whiskey, its unsurprisingly powerful and complex. Its quite ripe, almost port-like. Cut grass, vanilla wafer cookies, some hops though not super-prevalent. Palate: The hops arent as powerful on the nose as they are on the palate. It is also quite smoky, like youre sitting around a campfire and the taste has gotten into the drink. Like an un-peated Scotch. It gets smoother on subsequent sips, butlike a campfire you need to tamewould benefit from a splash or two of water. |
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| Price: | $ 97.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Hi-Time Wine Cellars
| Address: |
250 Ogle Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-331-3005 |
| Telephone (regular): | 949-650-8463 |
| Fax: | 949-631-6863 |
First added to 1000 Corks on August 16, 2021.
