Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Old 75cl Emporia Brands

Van Winkle Special Reserve 12 Year Old 75cl Emporia BrandsThis release from the Van Winkle team was accredited with a Gold Medal in 2008 at the International Wine and Spirit competition. It is aged for a minimum of 12 years and bottles at a medium proof. It is a Sweet and Full bodied Whisky and the combination of maturation and proof have been considered by many as the 'Perfect Combination'. It is a Sweet starting flavour profile which soon moves in to a more Dry and Medium bodied Bourbon with notes of

The story begins with this hand crafted 40% vintage gin

clean finish

which if you didn’t guess is where the name come from

It has a Juniper lead body with notes of Sugared Lemon and Orange running throughout and a Smooth Citrus finish

The straight rye whisky is always in high demand with those who know

The finest copper pot still spirit has been applied to the aforementioned botanicals with a view to delivering a purer crisper drinking experience to the discerning imbiber

smoother side of Wild Turkey

In total they use 8 botanicals for this Gin with 5 of these being the Japanese botanicals: Cedar

Only ingredients of the very highest quality are used

It has a high Rye content and is aged in American White Oak barrels with deep charring to add more character

For this particular expression they use a Mashbill which is specifically grown for the New York Distilling Company in

along with the rest of the once booming Maryland Rye industry