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When Chris Fredrickson came across his great-grandfather’s Nineteen Twenties distilling patents, he obtained the primary inklings of the concept which he and buddies Jared Rapp and Moti Goldring would turn into Traverse Metropolis Whiskey Co. Initially sourcing juice from trusty MGP, they opened a microdistillery of their very own in 2015 and have since produced their very own whiskey which is, in keeping with Fredrickson, nonetheless impressed by the paperwork he discovered at his household’s farm. Traverse Metropolis has been producing cherry and apple flavored whiskeys for a while, and this yr they added an aged bourbon infused with “peaches and pure flavors” to the combination.
This wording despatched me down one thing of a rabbit gap because it occurred to me that I couldn’t actually say what “pure flavors” are. After doing a good quantity of studying I didn’t have a very satisfying reply to my query (regardless of some good write ups present on the subject). Which is ok. I’m no professional, only a man sipping whiskey and bouncing round Google with a query. The troubling factor is that the FDA doesn’t appear to have a very clear concept both…
These quandaries apart, I lived within the Midwest for just a few years and may verify that Michigan peaches are severely scrumptious. I might get drawn in to creating parochial comparisons between produce from Michigan or the Pacific Northwest, however why hassle once we can share the transient second of bizarre, fictional recognition of each areas’ glorious peaches that comes from a plot-relevant Seinfeld shoutout? The related query to be answered is how this taste performs in a whiskey.
American Lakeside Peach Whiskey (picture through Traverse Whiskey Co.)
Tasting Notes: Traverse Metropolis Lakeside Peach Whiskey
Important Stats: Aged 3 years, 35% ABV, $30 per bottle.
Look: Mild straw shade, very clear. Doesn’t look all that viscous, however the legs have some endurance.
Nostril: Sturdy, apparent aroma of peach ring candies.
Palate: The whiskey itself is way extra assertive on the palate than the nostril would counsel. As you’d count on from a flavored whiskey, sweetness is the strongest impression, however there may be additionally a noticeable tingle of spice and a few tannins that don’t combine all that nicely with the peachy sweetness that comes again round as a end.
