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Whiskey

A collection of 10 posts

A bottle of 117° West’s Rye Malt whiskey lies atop a wooden table.

117° West Spirits Is All About Malt

When Justin McCabe was finishing his PhD program in chemistry and environmental science at the University of California San Diego, he’d already been brewing beer at home for years. In 2007, as environmental science funding hit an all-time low and a case of academia burnout settled on McCabe, he

A punch bowl seen from top down, filled with punch, lemon peels, cinnamon sticks, and topped with nutmeg.

The History of Punch

You may talk of brisk Claret, sing Praises of Sherry Speak well of old Hock, Mum, Cider or Perry; But you must drink Punch if you mean to be Merry. (18th century song lyric) What is punch? To the modern drinker, the word "punch" might imply a trash

A bottle of Pekut & Carwick Heritage Single Malt Whiskey Stands in front of a whiskey barrel.

Heritage California Single Malt Whiskey

Grain: 100% unpeated UK malt mash Distillery: Sutherland Distilling Company in Livermore, CA Batch: Two barrels distilled in October 2016 Barrel: American Standard Bourbon (ASB) char #4 Nose: vanilla, menthol, cedar, and wet oak Palate: dry with a building heat, brief apple sweetness, brioche, toasted bread, hints of pear esters

A bottle of Pekut and Carwick Maiden Voyage California Single Malt Whiskey

Maiden Voyage California Single Malt

Grain: Metcalfe barley grown in Esparto Mash: 100% unpeated barley malted at Admiral Maltings in Alameda Distillery: Sutherland Distilling Company in Livermore, CA Batch: 1 barrel Barrel: used bourbon Terroir: 100% East Bay RELEASE NOTES: Maiden Voyage California Single Malt is a uniquely local single malt. The bottle you’re

Detailed closeup of dried barley grains.

About grain

A while back we mentioned that we’re working with Spirit Works Distillery in Sebastopol, California, to release some of their excellent wheat and rye whiskey. Those projects got us thinking about grain, and how this is our first foray into whiskeys not made from malt (remember malt? we'

How to taste at cask strength

How to taste at cask strength

It can be challenging to get into drinking cask strength spirits. You've got the marketing hype cheering you on (elegant bottles, beautiful labels, engaging content), but that almost makes it worse if you're struggling to get around the high alcohol content. Here's how F.

A room full of barrels and kegs at Spirit Works distillery.

Is it Whiskey or Whisky?

We love whiskey. No, wait. We love whisky. So which is it? The seemingly insignificant addition of the letter “e” can be confusing. Should I spell whisky with an "e"? In the wider world of spirits, it (mostly) depends on where in the world it came from. Whisky

Screenshot of whiskey educator Roy Duff's Youtube channel explaining Scottish pronunciation.

Pronouncing Scotch whisky

If I had to guess, I'd say that the second highest barrier to entry in the Scotch whisky world is pronunciation (the first is the misconception that all Scotch is "smoky"). I mean, how many Scots Gaelic non-speakers out there could pull off the phrase "

A fresh green bell pepper photographed with a grey backdrop.

Green bell peppers in my whiskey?

Hopefully this blog is getting you into the idea of how deep the distilled spirits rabbit hole goes, and how excited we are to deep dive it with you. Here, we talk about flavor science, supply chain equity, manufacturing techniques, and so much more, all through the lens of some

A damned lake is surrounded by mountains.

Do you need special water to make distilled spirits?

We're crazy about water Raging debates and mystical beliefs about water quality have a long history here in the US - especially when they get mixed up with claims about health. Mineral water is a good example of this, also "medicinal" hot springs – both are late