Showing posts with label Distillery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Distillery. Show all posts
Monday, July 6, 2015
Ten books every whisky fan should have in their library!
Which are the best Independent distilleries in Scotland?
Do you know the etymology of the names of your favorite distilleries?
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Monday, July 28, 2014
Who really makes the whiskey in your glass?
Click the link for the full story: Your craft whiskey is probably from a factory distillery in indiana.html
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Isle of Islay Distilleries, Scotch Whisky Production.
You don't really realize what a giant Caol Ila is, until you see this list. On the other end of the Islay whisky production spectrum, you can see how Kilchoman Distillery is truly a craft distillery when compared to the others.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Buffalo Trace (Elmer T. Lee Collectors Edition)
Whisky Type: Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, American Whiskey
Bottle Size: 750ml
Alcohol by Volume: 45%
Notes: Buffalo Trace Distillery has a long and storied past. About an hour drive east of Louisville Kentucky, it is located on the site of an ancient Buffalo crossing by the Kentucky River. Though the distillery has had many names (Old Stagg Distillery, Ancient Age Distillery) and many owners over the years, it was given it's current name after the Sazerac Company bought the distillery in 1992. It is the oldest continuously operating distillery in the US, and it was officially listed as a National Historic Landmark this year.
The Buffalo Trace Distillery makes a wide range of Bourbons, from basic mixer brands, to some of the most prized names in the Whiskey business, names like Blanton's, Eagle Rare, and Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbons, George T. Stagg and Handcock's Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbons, Pappy Van Winkle and W.L. Weller Wheated Bourbons, and Sazerac and Tomas H. Handy Rye Whiskeys, just to name a few!
This review will cover the standard bearer for the company, Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, introduced in 1999. It is made from a proprietary mash bill of at least 51% corn, rye and malted barley, and aged in new charred oak barrels for 9 years. 25 to 30 barrels are hand selected and blended for bottling in batches.
Nose: Honey, Wrigley's Spearmint, and orange peal.
Taste: Orange, cinnamon, and buttery vanilla cake batter.
Finish: Vanilla and a touch of butterscotch linger.
My Personal Ranking: 81/100
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Buffalo Trace Distillery Tour pictures
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| Buffalo Trace Distillery, recently named a National Historic Landmark. |
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| The Buffalo statue in front of the Visitor's Center. The Distillery is located next to the Kentucky river, in a location that used to be an ancient buffalo crossing. |
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| One of many brick and mortar warehouses. You can see the barrels in the open windows! |
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| The Buffalo Trace Distillery water tower. |
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| Another angle on the distillery's iconic water tower. |
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| Those tracks aren't for trains, they're for rolling barrels in and out of the various warehouses. |
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| Another warehouse for aging barrels of whiskey. There are more barrels of whiskey aging in warehouses in Kentucky, than there are people living in the Bluegrass State! |
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| The curious barrels of experimental "Peated Malt" I saw during our tour. |
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| Banners hanging from the roof of the bottling house, listing just some of the awards this distillery has earned in recent years. |
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| Our knowledgeable tour guide. Oh to have the keys to this cabinet! There's some rare Bourbons in there that would be the envy of any whiskey collector, including rare bottles of Blanton's, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, and Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel. Sadly, Elmer's death was announced just days after our tour of this Distillery his hard work, dedication and innovation, made famous! |
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Maker's Mark Distillery Tour pictures
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| The Maker's Mark Distillery, a National Historic Landmark. |
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| Maker's Mark Distillery's park like grounds. |
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| Maker's Mark Distillery's oldest warehouse. |
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| Maker's Mark Distillery's creek (or "crik" as they say in Kentucky). |
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| Maker's Mark Still House. |
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| Stunning brass and copper Still Safes. |
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| Beautiful craftsmanship. |
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| Mash Tub #2. |
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| One of several wooden fermentation tanks. |
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| Maker's Mark Fermentation Room. |
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| Exiting the Still House. |
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| Victorian style architectural details. |
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| The Labeling Room. |
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| Pedestrian bridge across creek. |
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| Old delivery wagon. |
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| Malt Research Institute staff member (me) during the tour. |
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| Maker's Mark Tasting Room |
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| A flight of Maker's Mark. Unaged, Red Wax Seal, and Maker's Mark 46. |
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| Some of the Maker's Mark barrels, with Ambassador's plates. |
You can have your own name put on a barrel, by clicking the link to the Maker's Mark site and joining their "Embassy" for free, and becoming a Distillery Ambassador; makersmark.com
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| The Author's barrel plate. Scheduled to be bottled in 2018. |
My daughter Caitlin, dipping her own 1/2 size bottle of Maker's Mark.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Buffalo Trace Distillery named National Historic Landmark
Link to the original story; Buffalo Trace Distillery named National Historic Landmark
— jpatton1@herald-leader.com
FRANKFORT — Buffalo Trace's George T. Stagg Distillery has been named a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.
The designation highlights it as a "highly intact" example of pre-Prohibition industrial architecture that also shows how distilling expanded once the federal ban was repealed in the early 1930s.
The buildings, which still are very much in active use, feature distinctive quarry-faced stonework and decorative brickwork in a 1930s-era factory; other barrel warehouses and buildings are much older, dating to the 1790s.
According to the National Park Service, the distillery was established in 1857-58 and acquired in 1870 by E.H. Taylor Jr., whose portrait hangs in the yeast room. Taylor refurbished the distillery, building brick warehouses including Warehouse C, across from the current Buffalo Trace gift shop.
The site also includes what is known as the George Dickel building along the Kentucky River, where a Tennessee whiskey called George Dickel was made after Prohibition in the 1940s until Tennessee finally was allowed to make alcohol again.
Very little new construction has been done since 1953, with the exception of removing railroad tracks, demolishing the original offices, and building spirits storage tanks for the booming bourbon business.
One feature not likely to be found at many modern factories: an Adirondack-style log cabin, complete with hammered copper sinks, that was used as an employee clubhouse. Buffalo Trace uses it now for receptions and dinners.
The distillery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001, but the new honor already has drawn attention.
The National Geographic Channel show Diggers, which features amateur scientists hunting artifacts with metal detectors, found the distillery on the list and has filmed an episode there, said Buffalo Trace spokeswoman Amy Preske.
Buffalo Trace is at least the third distillery to be named a National Historic Landmark, along with Labrot & Graham's Old Oscar Pepper Distillery near Versailles, where Woodford Reserve is made today, and the Burks' Distillery, owned by Maker's Mark, in Loretto.
Kentucky has more than 30 landmarks on the list, including Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate and Keeneland Race Course in Lexington and Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill in Harrodsburg.
The honor comes with a plaque and a nice sign by the road to alert tourists.
Not that they seem to be having too much trouble finding the place: Preske said Buffalo Trace expects to see 80,000 visitors this year.
This year's Kentucky Oaks Day, May 3, before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, was the distillery's single biggest day for tourism, with 1,800 visitors, she said.
Employees of the distillery were told officially of the designation last week and given special T-shirts in celebration.
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