Whiskey 101

Whiskey is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from fermented grain mash. Different grains are
used for different varieties of whiskey, including: barley, malted barley, rye, malted rye, wheat,
buckwheat, and corn. Whiskeys are then aged in wooden casks.
Types of whiskey:
Rye: Rye whiskey is made from mash that contains at least 51% rye.
-Whistle Pig Farm 10 Year Rye: 100 proof, straight rye whiskey, aged for at least 10
years through a unique double barrel process.
-Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye: An aroma of sweetness, vanilla, spice, and leather.
Spicy up front in the taste followed by round sweetness in the middle and a spicy finish.
Nice warmth in the taste and finish.
-Jame E. Pepper 1776 Rye: Vibrant and full bodied. Notes of spice, chocolate, cloves and
honey.
-High West Double Rye: Marriage of two straight rye whiskies that combines the feisty
properties of a high rye 2-year old and the saddle smooth richness of a 16-year old rye.
Bourbon: Bourbon is made from a mash that contains at least 51% corn.
​-Angels Envy: Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey aged in port wine barrels
​-Knobb Creek: Takes over your palate with big notes of oak, caramel, and fruit.
-Woodford Reserve: Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey, Woodford Reserve isn’t
manufactured its hand crafted in small batches.
-Bulleit Bourbon: Smooth, medium amber in color, with gentle spiciness and sweet oak
aromas.
-Willet Family Pot Still Reserve 94: Very floral on the nose with wonderful citrus notes;
more citrus on the palate with loads of honey, and then turning floral in the finish
-Pricahrd’s Double Chocolate Bourbon: Sweet notes of vanilla and honey. Initial palate
is rich and flavorful, with touches of caramel, butterscotch, vanilla and toffee.
Malt: Made from mash that contains at least 51% malted barley. There are many different types
of malt whiskey, we will be focusing on single malt whiskey. Single malt whiskey is from a
single distillery and is made from mash that uses 1 particular malted grain. Single malts usually
bear the name of the distillery and they come with an age statement and notes on any special
treatment the whiskey received.
-Corsair Triple Smoke: Takes three fractions of malted barley, each smoked by a different
fuel, cherry wood, peat, and beechwood.
-Wasmund’s Single Malt Whiskey: Combines the best of the grand tradition of single
malt whiskey with creative and unique innovations for aging and flavoring.
-Oban 14 Year Malt: The nose is rich and smoky. There are notes of cut hay and wood
smoke rising with gentle estery sweetness.
Scotch:  Scotch  is  malt  whisky  or  grain  whisky  that  is  made  in  Scotland.  Scotch  whisky  must  be  made  in  a
manner  specified  by  law.    All  Scotch  whisky  was  originally  made  from  malted  barley.  All  Scotch  whisky
must  be  aged  in  oak  barrels  for  at  least  three  years.  Any  age  statement  on  a  bo;le  of  Scotch  whisky,
expressed  in  numerical  form,  must  reflect  the  age  of  the  youngest  whisky  used  to  produce  that  product.
A  whisky  with  an  age  statement  is  known  as  guaranteed-­‐age  whisky.
-­‐Macallan  12  yr  (Sherry  Oak):  Nose:  Vanilla  with  a  hint  of  ginger,  dried  fruits,  sherry  sweetness
and  wood  smoke.    Palate:  Deliciously  smooth,  rich  dried  fruits  and  sherry  balanced  with  wood
smoke  and  spice.
-­‐Macallan  15  yr  (Fine  Oak):  Nose:  Sublime  and  full  with  a  hint  of  rose  and  cinnamon.    Palate:
Intense  rich  chocolate  with  a  hint  of  orange  and  rasin.
-­‐Macallan  18  yr  (Sherry  Oak):  Nose:  Dried  fruits  and  ginger,  with  a  hint  of  citrus,  vanilla  and
cinnamon.  Palate:  Rich  dried  fruits  with  spice,  clove,  orange,  and  wood  smoke.