American craft distilleries face difficult times, with the imminent threat of price,, drop in sales and operations established to declare bankruptcy. However, one of the best in the country continues to persevere: Nevada Ranch FreyA glass grain distillery that marks its 10th anniversary with the release of one of its oldest and most experimental whiskeys to date.
The new version is called Harvester Series: 10th Birthday edition. Ranch Frey The founders of husband and wife, Colby and Ashley Frey whiskey Master Blender Nancy Fraley to select barrels which, in their opinion, were the best examples of the mentality and the glass grain process that define the distillery. “As an askens above all, the Harvester series is a highlight of more than 170 years of growth in the highest quality cereals in our family farms in northern Nevada,” Colby said in a statement. “Collaborating with Nancy Fraley on our birthday fluid was honestly a strong career moment. She brings so much knowledge and passion, and really pushed us in an interesting direction. ”
Whiskey includes some of the oldest liquids to this day in this decade distillery, aged 5.5 to 7.5 years. A selection of 100 single barrels was considered by the Colbys, Fraley, and Ranch Frey Master Distiller Russell Wedlake, all containing whiskey made from five adult grains on site – non -GMO tooth, winter wheat, winter, barley and oats. In the end, 14 different mashbills were in the running and the final components, according to the distillery, are as follows: 71.2% of winter; 9.3% soft white winter wheat; A mixture of 10.5% representing 66.6% corn, 10% wheat, 12% malted barley and 11.4% of OAT; And a mixture of 9% representing 66.6% corn, 11.4% rye, 12% malted barley and 10% oats.
The Harvester series was bottled at 121.14 proof and, according to the official tasting notes, it drinks like an deconstructing SE. It is a bit of a nostalgic and fanciful reference, but indeed, there are elements that sound true. The nose is soft and slightly grainy without much burning, which is surprising given the high proof. The feeling on the palate is viscous and creamy, and the mouth is rich and deep with notes of milk chocolate, grilled nuts, ripe plum, caramel and gilded grilled marshmallow (okay, it obliges the notes rings).
Each of the 500 bottles is delivered with a tractor cap based on recycled metal and is housed inside packaging which are intended to look like a grain silo. Whiskey is available to pre -order directly from the Frey Ranch website (SRP $ 250), but he seems to be exhausted at the moment. However, the Harvester series: the edition of 10 years of birthday will be available in the Frey Ranch tasting room and at some Nevada retailers this month, and you can find other bottles in the range available for purchase from Reserve bar NOW.
