In this episode of Whiskey Cats, we discuss the $30 price range of whiskeys, Virginia's official State Whiskey and why we add water to our drams.
Taste:
Westland Sherry Wood
http://www.westlanddistillery.com/whiskey/sherry-wood
Backroom Bourbon
http://www.district-distilling.com/whiskey/
Old Overholt Rye Whiskey
https://www.theoldswhiskeys.com/whiskeys/index.html
What Would You Buy in the $30 Range?
Russell's Reserve
http://wildturkeybourbon.com/product/russells-reserve-single-barrel/
http://whiskeycats.com/post/147093785039/in-this-episode-of-whiskey-cats-jenn-is-on
Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye
https://catoctincreekdistilling.com/roundstone
http://whiskeycats.com/post/118443576991/in-this-episode-of-whiskey-cats-we-compare-two
Writer's Tears
http://walshwhiskey.com/writers-tears-copper-pot/
News:
George Washinton Rye Whiskey was declared the official whiskey of Virginia:
http://www.mountvernon.org/about/news/article/george-washingtons-rye-whiskey-named-as-virginias-official-spirit/
The oldest aged is only TWO years:
http://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/distillery/distilled-spirits-at-mount-vernon/
Here are 10 facts about why he distilled stuff and how:
http://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/distillery/ten-facts-about-the-distillery/
Science Corner:
Chemists Say You Should Add A Little Water To Your Whiskey. Here's Why
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/17/543902701/chemists-say-you-should-add-a-little-water-to-your-whisky-here-s-why
Dilution of whisky – the molecular perspective
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06423-5
Music
*Norleans Lovas
by Jeris
featuring unreal_dm
ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/33400
CC Attribution Share-Alike (3.0)
*Don’t Go Way Nobody
*Bessie Smith – “I’m Wild About That Thing”
