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Whiskey: American

NELSON’S GREEN BRIER DISTILLERY NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Belle Meade Straight Bourbon Whiskey #783345 / 750ml / $39.22 #976162 / 375ml / $21.53 A Pre-Prohibition brand brought back by generations removed Nelson brothers. Handcrafted in small batches of four barrels each, Belle Meade employs two unique mash bills and two special

Also inquire about the exciting… Belle Meade Special Cask Series LIMITED Cognac Cask Finish #332584 / 750ml / $69.22 9-12YO high rye Bourbon finished in Cognac XO French Limousin Oak casks Madeira Cask Finish #635216/ 750ml / $69.22 9-12YO high rye Bourbon finished in Malmsey Madeira casks Sherry Cask Finish #855145 / 750ml / $69.22 9YO high rye Bourbon finished in Spanish Oloroso Sherry casks Double Gold Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition “Best Special Barrel Finish Bourbon”

yeast strains. The grain mix is high in rye content (about 30%). Smooth and spicy on the front end, with a long fruity finish that exhibits the flavors of rye. It’s aged 5.5–7.5 years, depending on the barrel chosen, and the oak contributes a mellow sweetness. 93pts “Elegant, generous & lush”, The Tasting Panel Double Gold Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2015. Bourbon H 90.4pf #976162 / 375ml / $21.53

RANSOM OREGON “The Emerald 1865” Straight American Whiskey LIMITED #691317 / 750ml / $69.99

WHIPPERSNAPPER OREGON (Ransom) Oregon Whiskey #503445 / 750ml / $23.99

This young, ambitious whiskey has more character than most whiskeys 10 times its age! Ransom’s distillers thought way outside the box here, and the result is one of the most fascinating youngsters on the market. A blend of a proprietarily distilled malt whiskey is blended with an unaged Kentucky bourbon. The blend is then aged in a variety of barrels including used French Pinot Noir barrels and new charred oak barrels. Compelling and fun to play with in cocktails. “The Best New Spirits of the Year” The Huffington Post; “Terrific”, Highly Recommended, Spirit Journal

Based on an 1865 Irish whiskey recipe, The Emerald’s mash bill is malted barley, unmalted barley, malted rye and oats. Aged 3 years in a mixed cooperage of French and American oak, hand bottled, waxed and labeled. The result is a highly aromatic spirit with the weight, richness, and complexity of its forbearers. “...a delightful hybrid of Irish and Northwest whiskey brilliance. The Emerald is a gem of a dram…” — Ramsay’s Dram. Gold Medal SF World Spirits Competition 2014 WhipperSnapper Oregon Whiskey #503445 / 750ml / $23.99 Only a distiller who really knows what he’s doing could get away with creating a whiskey like this. This young, ambitious whiskey has more character than whiskeys 10 times its age! Ransom’s distillers thought way outside the box here, and the result is one of the most fascinating youngsters on the market. A blend of a proprietarily distilled malt whiskey blended with an unaged Kentucky bourbon. The blend is then aged in a variety of barrels including used French Pinot Noir barrels and new charred oak barrels. Compelling and fun to play with in cocktails. “Best New Spirits of the Year” The Huffington Post;

Whippersnapper Manifesto

whip·per·snap·per; noun

A young, impertinent person, generally lacking in respect for the elders, but who also has an excess of ambition to go along with the impertinence. This young whiskey is no sullen layabout. He’s got some real gumption. Enough to make those old whiskey geezers that have spent the better part of their life just lazing around in their charred barrels… nervous as a long tailed cat in room full of rocking chairs!

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