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This week we're talking about Tincup American Whiskey out of Denver, Colorado. 

What is whisk(e)y and how is whisk(e)y made?

1. Water, yeast, and grain to start! 
2. First we malt (if using barley) - get that barley partially germinated
3. Then we mash - stir it all up and make grain soup
4. Then we ferment - let the yeast feast and get some alcohol brewing
5. Followed by distilling - getting down to the good stuff
6. Toss it in a wooden barrel/cask and let it sit until the magic happens
7. Maybe "finish" it in another wooden cask (more magic)
8. Bottle it
9. DRINK IT

A couple of  more eloquent resources:

1. Reading
2. Watching 

What we're reading: The Complete Whiskey Course

Heather Greene on Epicurious 

Corporate Overloads: Proximo Spirits + MGP Ingredients (MGP via the amazing Wikipedia)

Cocktail Corner - bourbon recipe from "The Bar Book"

Blizzard

• 3oz bourbon or blended whiskey (which Tincup is a blended whiskey)
• 1oz cranberry juice
• ½ oz lemon juice
• 1 oz simple syrup (sub for honey, agave, syrup)
• Lemon slice

Shake with ice, strain into an ice-filled old fashioned glass - garnish with lemon

The cranberry and lemon should balance the sweetness from the simple syrup and the whiskey

Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy

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