Traverse Metropolis Whiskey Co. (TCWC) reecently unveiled “The Ending Sequence,” a set of three forms of whiskey completed for as much as 12 months in distinctive wine circumstances. “Beginning with three of our award-winning whiskeys, we additional aged them utilizing numerous wine casks, and captured fond reminiscences of parents’ time right here in Traverse Metropolis in a bottle,” mentioned Chris Fredrickson, Co-Founder and President, Traverse Metropolis Whiskey Co. “Right here in Northern Michigan, we don’t simply distill whiskey; we distill the spirit of Traverse Metropolis itself.”
Port Barrel End – a bourbon whiskey that includes TCWC’s traditional straight bourbon mashbill (75% corn, 21% rye, 4% malted barley) aged for 5 years and rested for almost 12 months in huge 300L Ruby Port wine barrels. The dryness of the casks meld completely with the sweetness of the bourbon. 100 proof (50% ABV) GSN’s Remarks: Port enlivens the nostril with a vibrant grape character. The preliminary tasting denotes an enveloping bourbon taste deeply infused with a darkish, wealthy port essence. The general impact is just like a cocktail when it comes to the flavour mix and stability. The end is lengthy, with some slight tannic, burnt sugar flavors on the end. GSN Score: A-
Cab Franc Barrel End – TCWC’s 100% straight rye whiskey aged for 5 years and rested for almost 12 months in Cabernet Franc barrels from an artisan northern Michigan vineyard. 97.5 proof (48.75% ABV) GSN’s Remarks: The nostril has loads of caramel, brown sugar and toasted marshmallow. However the tasting is altogether outstanding, with an immaculate mixing of spicy rye, and moody Cab Franc. The mouthfeel is gentle, however pervasive, with the penetrating spice of a darkish seeded rye toast. The end completes issues with a fairly dry bittersweet cocoa finish. A real gem of a whiskey.
GSN Score: A+
Sherry Barrel End – A singular high-rye bourbon whiskey that includes a mashbill of 60% corn, 36% rye and 4% malted barley, which was aged for 5 years in new American Oak barrels after which rested in Pedro Ximenez sherry wine barrels for almost 12 months. 95 proof (47.5% ABV) GSN’s Remarks: A great deal of excessive notes of birch and root beer, together with toasted cinnamon sugar pecans on the nostril. The physique is medium heavy with plenty of toasted nut character, gentle roast espresso bean and pecan pie. You’d assume this was a sugar bomb, however the excessive rye retains every thing corraled. A protracted, candy end ends with a contact of younger leather-based. Fairly the journey.
GSN Score: A-
Whiskey fanatics can now buy the whole set of three or particular person 750ml bottles on the firm’s two tasting rooms (in Traverse Metropolis and Ferndale, MI) and on-line at tcwhiskey.com for $59.99/every.
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