Wyoming Whiskey pronounces the discharge of its extraordinarily restricted version 1872 9-year-old straight bourbon whiskey. This unique whiskey will probably be offered in choose US markets, together with: Wyoming, California, Colorado, New York and Georgia. 1872 honors the primary 150 years of Yellowstone Nationwide Park, and helps help Yellowstone Eternally of their continued efforts to guard, protect and improve the way forward for America’s first nationwide park. With solely 150 bottles accessible, this restricted launch is anticipated to hit cabinets for a fleeting second in time.
The identify 1872 pays homage to March 1, 1872 when President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone Nationwide Park Safety Act into regulation, which has protected one of the distinctive pure environments on earth for the final 150 years. The label on the entrance of every bottle options an iconic {photograph} by William Henry Jackson. Jackson’s images introduced the wild wonders of Yellowstone to life, and impressed the necessity to shield and protect the realm for future generations. Every of the 150 bottles may even include a customized leather-based carrying case, and all gross sales proceeds will probably be donated to Yellowstone Eternally, as much as a most donation of $150,000 based mostly on distributor depletions, to help their ongoing effort to provide again to Wyoming’s wild areas, and specifically Yellowstone on this commemorative anniversary 12 months.
“1872 is really a collector’s version. We’re proud to honor the heritage of the place we name residence and to assist have fun and protect one of the iconic and majestic outside areas in our nation’s historical past,” mentioned David DeFazio, Co-Founding father of Wyoming Whiskey. “Don’t miss the possibility to get your palms on this elusive and historic Wyoming Whiskey providing.”
1872 is a 9-year-old straight bourbon whiskey constituted of a mix of 93% wheated bourbon and seven% ryed bourbon. It’s bottled at 116 proof and is 58% ABV. It would retail for $399.99. Like all Wyoming Whiskey merchandise, all grains are grown in Wyoming and are non-GMO. The water used to supply Wyoming Whiskey can be sourced from a neighborhood limestone aquifer that has not seen the sunshine of day in over 6,000 years. Tasting notes are as follows:
COLOR: Copper and hazelnut
NOSE: Orange Marmalade, Buttercream, Lemon Peel, Pound Cake, Marshmallow, Contemporary Pomegranate
BODY: Caramelized Honey, Grilled Pears, Inexperienced Tea and White Peppercorn
MOUTHFEEL: Full bodied, gradual swelling roasted figs with vivid flashes of mandarin and pink licorice
FINISH: Zesty grapefruit rind, hints of licorice and cracked black pepper
AGED: 9 years
Those that have been following the story of Wyoming Whiskey’s dedication to Yellowstone Nationwide Park this 12 months will recall that in June, Wyoming Whiskey launched its restricted version Nationwide Parks No. 2 straight bourbon whiskey which additionally helped help Yellowstone Eternally’s mission. The collaboration kicked off the model’s ongoing celebration of the park’s one hundred and fiftieth anniversary this 12 months. Nationwide Parks No. 2 marked the second collectible restricted version launch in an annual Nationwide Park collection which debuted in April 2021. It’s accessible in choose U.S. markets and on-line.
Final 12 months, the inaugural launch of Wyoming Whiskey’s Nationwide Parks collection contributed over $120,000 to the Nationwide Park Basis in 2021. Wyoming Whiskey continues on a steadfast mission to help the nation’s sacred outside areas with this 12 months’s initiative and has dedicated to donating $150,000 to Yellowstone Eternally within the park’s historic one hundred and fiftieth 12 months by way of the gross sales of its restricted version labels, Nationwide Parks No. 2 and 1872.
