WHISTLEPIG 30 YEAR SINGLE MALT WHISKEY
VERMONT, USA
WHY BUY:
Thirty years in barrel: let that sink in for a moment. Yep, this whiskey from the legendary WhistlePig — one of the oldest and rarest releases from one of the most trusted and respected names in the business — has been aging since 1994, or since "Forrest Gump” won Best Picture, baggy jeans and flannel were fashionable, and Windows 95 represented the height of tech. Add to that a gorgeous, crowning touch of a Vin Santo finish, and you have (yes, we’re calling it) one of the best and most memorably delicious bottles this lifestyle luxury producer has ever released.
OUR TASTING NOTES:
At first pour, you know you're in for something special. A rich mahogany color, with a nose that hits you with a wonderful caramel intensity. Now dark fruit and toasted oak muscles in. Then you tip your glass back and — whoa, Nelly, as the late, great Keith Jackson used to say. Layers of dark chocolate and baking spices build gradually, joined by dried fig and toffee, with black pepper threading through everything, like a great and sinuous jazz bassline. The finish is smooth and lightly savory, and when that note of warm oak mingles with a hint of subtle smoke you know exactly where this liquid spent the last three decades. Drink it neat, and drink it sloooooow.
THE STORY:
It’s remarkable that such a small operation, set in a quaint Vermont farmhouse, would ignite a whiskey revolution. But the WhistlePig story is more than the story of influence. It’s how they’ve done it. In the world of American whiskey, tradition often takes precedence over innovation, but this craft producer has managed to honor the past while boldly (and daringly) reimagining what rye can be. What sets them apart isn't just their dedication to experimentation; it's their fundamental understanding that great rye should be both bold and nuanced, capable of standing alone in a glass or transforming a carefully crafted cocktail. Working out of a renovated 150-year-old dairy barn, they've created the world's most awarded rye whiskey, and what is just as impressive to us is that, bottle after bottle, there’ve been no dips whatsoever in quality, no experiments gone awry — just stunning (and frankly mind-numbing) continuity and consistency.
ABV:
45.2% (90.4 proof)
FUN FACT:
A whistlepig is an actual name for a groundhog or woodchuck. The founder and former owner of the company, Raj Bhakta, heard someone refer to a groundhog with the term, thought it sounded whimsical and catchy, and decided to make it both the name and the symbol of the brand.
OUR GUARANTEE:
As always, we only buy and source directly from the distiller to ensure perfect provenance. Secure your bottles today!
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