Excessive West has launched the twelfth iteration of its fashionable A Midwinter Evening’s Dram, which finishes the model’s Rendezvous Rye expression in ruby and tawny Port barrels. The rye used is a mix of 95% rye, 5% malted barley whiskey from MGP, and 80% rye, 20% malted rye from Excessive West.
A Midwinter Evening’s Dram Act 12 is bottled at 49.3% ABV and priced at US$150.
Excessive West Distillery was based in 2006 by David Perkins and his spouse, Jane. David, a former biochemist, was impressed to open his personal distillery after seeing the parallels between the fermentation and distilling course of and his personal work in biochemistry throughout a visit to a whiskey distillery in Kentucky. In 2004, David and his household relocated to Park Metropolis, Utah to start their new enterprise, the place they started distilling in 2007. They selected Park Metropolis due to David’s love of the Previous West and Utah’s little-known whiskey historical past.
Excessive West started with humble roots, opening a small, 250-gallon nonetheless and Saloon in an historic livery secure and storage. What was as soon as a small operation in downtown Park Metropolis has grown to be an internationally acknowledged, award profitable model.
GSN’s Remarks: Man, these annual AMND releases simply preserve getting higher and higher. This specific one actually grabbed our consideration with its punch-like nostril. It’s nearly a cocktail in a glass proper out of the bottle. Fantastically mouthwatering nostril of wealthy fruitcake and spice cookie, with a welcoming and extremely clean entry on the palate. The mouthfeel is medium-heavy, whereas the flavors preserve opening up for a number of minutes. It is a bourbon to savor and ponder. The end goes on for miles ending with a barely tannic and figgy end. Extremely, extremely really useful. GSN Score: A+++
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