4 Gate Whiskey Firm Declares Launch #14
And Declares Distribution to Louisiana
Batch 14
“Previous Sherry Pike”
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Completed in Spanish Oloroso Sherry Casks
LOUISVILLE, KY, July twenty sixth, 2021- 4 Gate Whiskey Firm has introduced its 14th launch, a mix of two Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys matured a further 88 days in Spanish Oloroso Sherry Barrels. The batch is dubbed “Previous Sherry Pike.”
Previous 
Sherry Pike is a mix of 6- and 12-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskeys with mash payments of 78% corn, 10% Rye, and 12 % Malted Barley for the 6-Yr and 74% Corn, 18% Rye, and eight% Malted Barley for the 12-year. The Sherry Barrels have been initially utilized in Spain to age Oloroso Sherry, a fortified wine identified for its candy and nutty traits. 1,757 bottles have been produced at its pure cask strength- 59.45 Proof, or 118.9% ABV with out chill-filtration.
Previous Sherry Pike retails for $199 and can be obtainable quickly in Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, and for the primary time, Louisiana. Bottles can even be obtainable on-line via Seelbachs.com, Bourbonoutfitter.com, and Caskers.com.
“It is a first for us,” Mentioned Chief Mixing Officer Invoice Straub, “We’ve sometimes used dual-finish strategies for all our batches, however these Sherry barrels smelled so good we simply needed to current this with one end.”
Chief Barrel Officer, Bob D’Antoni, who sourced the end barrels, agreed. “That is actually tasty. Let it open up if you first crack the bottle and also you gained’t be dissatisfied,” he mentioned.
Straub and D’Antoni run the corporate because the Chief Mixing Officer and Chief Barrel Officer, respectively. With their roots in Louisville, Straub has leveraged his information of bourbon and the business as founder and Editor-In-Chief of ModernThirst.com since 2014. As a profitable native entrepreneur, D’Antoni has used his connections to ascertain relationships to get his arms on some terrific bourbon.
An area collaboration like this feeds into the 4 Gate Whiskey Firm philosophy: if you happen to begin with one of the best whiskey, and leverage among the best-regarded consultants within the discipline on the results of barrels, you wind up with an incredible whiskey that each connoisseurs and collectors alike will respect.
Previous Sherry Pike is obtainable via choose retailers and on-line sellers in early August, in Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Louisiana, and Georgia at a MSRP of $199.
4 Gate Whiskey Firm’s merchandise have been launched since 2019 to important acclaim, with each batch reviewed by Whisky Advocate incomes rating of 90 factors or increased (90-94 = “Excellent; a whisky of superior character and elegance”), and a number of well-regarded writers and on-line reviewers naming numerous batches amongst the highest 10 American whiskeys of 2019, 2020, and 2021.
4 Gate Whiskey Firm began in 2018 with the aim of releasing a number of distinctive batches of whiskey merchandise every year. With its first product launch of 11-year-old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey completed in sherry-rum casks in April 2019, the group is worked up to unveil the opposite small batch merchandise with distinctive finishes in years to return. Be taught extra at fourgatewhiskey.com, like us on Facebook.com and observe us on Twitter @four_gate and Instagram @fourgatewhiskey.
Kelvin Cooperage, based in Glasgow, Scotland in 1963 and now based mostly in Louisville, KY, is a full-service family-owned cooperage supplying new and used barrels to wine, spirits, and beer producers all over the world. For extra data, go to Kelvincooperage.com
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