Jeremy S.
Yelp
The distillery:
We booked a private tour/tasting at Studio Distillery recently with some friends and were not disappointed. Our tour guide, one of the owners, gave a very informative and comprehensive tour of their entire distilling process. The tour starts with a little history of their bourbons and then we were taken on a journey all the way from where their grain was grown through the distilling process to aging in small cask barrels. The tour ends with a tasting of their whiskeys, which by the way I appreciate the free Glen Cairn tasting glass. I also appreciate a local distillery strictly specializing in whiskeys. However, Studio distilling does like to tinker around with some "blended whiskeys", you'll have to take the tour to know what I'm talking about.
The whiskey:
AWESOME! Let's first talk about their bourbon. From what I remember it was 92 proof. Although I consider this not a higher alcohol content, the taste seems like it is higher then it is. It definitely goes nice with cocktails as it's flavor profile reminds me of a bourbon coming out of Buffalo Trace distillery.
Now on to the Rye: DOUBLE AWESOME!! The rye is actually a "hand crafted" rye malt. Don't let the "malt" keep you from trying this rye, it's a very complex flavor profile and holds its own drinking it neat as well as pairing excellently in a Manhattan. I've already gone through a couple bottles myself. Their rye malt whiskey also took the double gold medal at the World Spirits competition in San Fransisco, which in the world of spirits, this competition is like going to the Olympics.
If you like whiskey, by all means book a tour and try out their whiskeys for yourself, you won't regret it.
