For a lot of bartenders, creating new drinks is a favourite pastime. However while you get to create your personal whiskey mix coached by world-renowned Grasp Distiller Brian Nation, it’s actually a memorable expertise. Chilled 100 bartenders obtained this chance in the course of the Keeper’s Coronary heart Mixing Seminar, held throughout Chilled 100 Elevate in Louisville, KY in early November.
Because the second quickest rising whiskey model within the final 30 years, Keeper’s Coronary heart has attracted a number of consideration, successful platinum medals from the Worldwide Wine & Spirits Competitors and the Beverage Tasting Institute and a Gold Medal on the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors. Essentially the most awarded new whiskey in 2022, Keeper’s Coronary heart is comprised of Triple Distilled Irish Grain Whiskey and Triple Distilled Pot Nonetheless Whiskey, each of which come from Eire and are aged greater than 4 years in Refill American bourbon barrels, mixed with American Rye aged greater than 4 years in Virgin American Oak barrels.
To strive their hand at creating a brand new whiskey, individuals got these similar three parts and a measuring cylinder and let free to see if they might make one thing as distinctive as Keeper’s Coronary heart, which is made by the O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co. Based by cousins and lifelong mates Patrick and Michael O’Shaughnessy, the cousins’ purpose was to make a world-class whiskey worthy of their Irish American heritage of their hometown of Minneapolis, MN.
Utilizing the Irish Grain Whiskey for smoothness, the Irish Pot Nonetheless Whiskey for richness and the American Rye for boldness, bartenders labored arduous on their very own concoctions, a few of which obtained the thumbs up from Nation, and a few of which assured him future job safety. He shared the truth that in the course of the creation of Keeper’s Coronary heart, the whole workers did part tasting of the final two prototypes, ensuing within the award-winning creation.
He additionally mentioned the title Keeper’s Coronary heart, noting that ‘keeper’ was a nod to the bartender, in addition to referencing the model’s function because the keeper of high quality, and the way we’re all our brother’s/sister’s keeper. The ‘coronary heart’ within the title comes from the center of the distillate, in addition to the center and keenness of all who’re concerned in its creation.
The seminar ended with Nation providing an Irish toast, topping off a enjoyable and informative hour.
“Might the roofs round you by no means fall in, and the buddies round you by no means fall out.” Sláinte!
