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Dublin Event: US Micro Distilleries

When
26 Jul 2012
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location
Brooks Hotel, Drury Street, Dublin 2
Spaces left
40

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Member tickets – €15.00
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Regular ticket – €25.00

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We go west this month, way west.

One of our regular forum contributors, Fionnán, has spent a considerable amount of time in the US and while there has visited a number of micro-distilleries.

This month sees the Irish Whiskey Society looking into the rebirth of American Pot Still whiskey and some innovations that are happening Stateside beyond the traditional bourbon/rye categories.

Included in the line up are samples picked straight from the cask exclusively for the society. The first is a distilled California-style India Pale Ale and the second is a distilled stout whiskey.

These whiskeys are not likely to be available over here any time soon so this is a unique opportunity to sample some unusual tipples.

Whiskeys

Note: At the end of the night we vote for our favourite whiskey. Number of votes and placing are included in the tables below.

1. Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye

ABV	45%	Age
Type	Single malt, straight rye	Finish	-
Distillery	Anchor Distilling Company	Region	California, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	4	Place	3
Notes	Aged in new, charred oak barrels Pot distilled

2. Old Potrero 18th Century Style Spirit

ABV	63.64%	Age	2 years 5 months
Type	Single malt rye	Finish	-
Distillery	Anchor Distilling Company	Region	California, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	4	Place	3
Notes	"18th Century Style" 100% rye malt Aged in new, uncharred oak barrels Pot distilled The oldest whiskey in the bottle is 3 years 9 months old

3. Leopold Bros American Small Batch

ABV	43%	Age
Type		Finish	-
Distillery	Leopold Bros	Region	Colorado, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	1	Place	7
Notes	Barrel No. 68 Pot distilled from open fermented sour mash

4. Breckenridge Bourbon

ABV	43%	Age	2
Type	Bourbon	Finish	-
Distillery	Breckenridge	Region	Colorado, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	4	Place	3
Notes	Aged for 2 years minimum in charred new American oak barrels

5. Charbay R5 Hop Flavored Whiskey

ABV	71.5%	Age
Type	Distilled IPA whiskey	Finish	-
Distillery	Charbay Distillers	Region	California, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	8	Place	2
Notes	Double distilled in copper Alambic Charentais Pot Still, fired with a direct flame. Distilled from a modified (hoppier) Racer 5 Californian IPA from Bear Republic Aged for 5 months in new oak with a medium toast This was a cask sample for the IWS.

6. Charbay Distilled Stout Whiskey

ABV	71.5%	Age
Type	Distilled stout whiskey	Finish	-
Distillery	Charbay Distillers	Region	California, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Votes	14	Place	1
Notes	Double distilled in copper Alambic Charentais Pot Still, fired with a direct flame. Distilled from Bear Republic stout This was a cask sample for the IWS. Both cask (new oak, heavy toasting) and bottle aged

7. McCarthy's Single Malt

ABV	42.5%	Age	3
Type	Single malt	Finish	-
Distillery	Clear Creek Distillery	Region	Oregon, USA
Distilled		Bottled	June 20, 2011
Votes	4	Place	3
Notes	Batch No.: W11-01 Pot distilled Distilled from a fermented mash of peat-malted Scottish (Port Ellen) barley Holstein pot still

Bonus Whiskeys!

Member and distiller, Mr Alex Chasko, very kindly brought along a few bottles from his personal stash, in keeping with the American theme. These were available for sampling after the main presentation.

Leopold Bros Small Batch Whiskey

ABV	43%	Age
Type		Finish	-
Distillery	Leopold Bros	Region	Colorado, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Notes	Pot distilled from open fermented sour mash Barrell no. 41

Pearse Lyons Reserve

ABV	40%	Age
Type	Malt	Finish	-
Distillery	Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.	Region	Kentucky, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Notes

Leopold Bros Maryland-Style Rye Whiskey

ABV	43%	Age
Type	Rye	Finish	-
Distillery	Leopold Bros	Region	Colorado, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Notes

Town Branch Bourbon

ABV	40%	Age
Type	Bourbon	Finish	-
Distillery	Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.	Region	Kentucky, USA
Distilled		Bottled
Notes