New Releases: Citadel & Key, Michter’s, TINCUP, Blade and Bow

In new American whiskey and bourbon releases this week, Citadel & Key launches a 7 Yr Outdated bourbon and two Michter’s Legacy Sequence releases make their approach to the UK. TINCUP pays tribute to a 14,000 ft Rocky peak and Blade and Bow brings again the 22 Yr Outdated.

Citadel & Key Wheated Bourbon Cask Power 7 Yr Outdated 

Citadel & Key Distillery has introduced the discharge of a Cask Power Wheated Bourbon, bottled at 52.8% ABV. This new launch comes as Citadel & Key celebrates the tenth anniversary of the acquisition of the property, previously the Outdated Taylor Distillery. The plant was extensively renovated and is now a beacon of bourbon hospitality, drawing guests from throughout the states. 

The Citadel & Key Wheated Bourbon Cask Power was distilled from a mash invoice comprising 73% white corn, 10% white winter wheat, and 17% malted barley and aged for 7 years earlier than bottling. This age assertion makes the Wheated Bourbon the oldest age-statement whiskey from Citadel & Key. 

Tasting notes for the brand new launch point out “Orange zest, brûléed peach, pound cake, baked nutmeg” on the nostril. On the palate, you will see that “ Pastry dough, crimson apple, black pepper, mango, walnut, white sage.” And eventually, the end is characterised by “Oatmeal cinnamon cookie with lingering dried cherry and chai.”

Solely 109 barrels have been used within the manufacturing of this Wheated Bourbon. 

“Our Cask Power Wheated Bourbon offers essentially the most real and pure illustration of its mashbill,” says Brett Connors, Lead Blender, Citadel & Key Distillery. “White winter wheat differs from the normal crimson wheat normally utilized in bourbon in shade, protein content material and gluten growth, which has the power to have an effect on taste. The result’s a ‘wheater’ that highlights a depth and maturity of seven years within the barrel, whereas retaining the candy roundness imparted by the white winter wheat. It shines with out dilution, however can nonetheless be loved in your favourite cocktail.”

Citadel & Key Wheated Bourbon Cask Power 7 Yr Outdated is now accessible for an SRP of $60 throughout quite a few states. To search out out extra and buy your bottle, click here. 

Michter’s Legacy Sequence Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon & Shenk’s Homestead Bitter Mash 

Michter’s is launching two whiskeys from its famed Legacy Sequence in the UK. Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon & Shenk’s Homestead Bitter Mash can be accessible through chosen UK retailers from October 2024 because of distributor, Speciality Manufacturers. 

The 2 expressions are named after former homeowners of the Michter’s Distillery, which was based in 1753 by Swiss Mennonite farmer, John Shenk. It was renamed Bomberger’s Distillery within the 1800s and at last christened Michter’s within the mid-Twentieth century. 

Shenk’s Homestead Bitter Mash was distilled from distinctive grains together with malted rye, and caramel malt. The whiskey was aged in French oak from the Vosges area. These casks have been naturally air-dried and seasoned for twenty-four months after which toasted to Michter’s specs able to mature the whiskey. The ‘bitter mash’ course of includes including a portion of beforehand distilled whiskey to the following batch of whiskey. 

Bomberger’s Declaration Bourbon is called for the second proprietor of the distillery, Abraham Bomberger. The Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey makes use of Chinquapin oak, additionally naturally air-dried and seasoned for 3 years earlier than being toasted. The malted rye within the recipe provides a daring and spicy observe to the bourbon. 

Andrea Wilson, Michter’s Grasp of Maturation, stated of the discharge: “This yr’s launch of Shenk’s and Bomberger’s is a mirrored image of the fervour the workforce has for making thrilling whiskeys with a considerate contact of exploration.”

Each Michter’s whiskeys will retail for £120 through chosen UK retailers. 

TINCUP Fourteener Launch No.3 

TINCUP Whiskey, billed as ‘the outside mountain whiskey’, has unveiled the third launch in its Fourteener Bourbon collection. The Fourteener Sequence celebrates among the highest peaks in Colorado, the distillery’s residence state. This explicit launch honors Mt. Sneffels within the Rocky Mountains. Standing at 14,147 ft, Mt. Sneffels is without doubt one of the most photographed mountains in Colorado. The packaging pays tribute to this, with the mountain prominently featured on the label and tube. 

TINCUP Fourteener Launch No.3 was aged for 14 years in virgin American oak barrels after which proofed with Eldorado Spring water to 42% ABV. Tasting notes for the bourbon embody “vanilla, sugar cookie, caramel, syrup, and butterscotch.”

Now accessible for pre-order for $69.99, TINCUP Fourteener Launch No.3 will roll out nationwide all through October. 

In celebration of the brand new launch, and to honor its mountain namesake, a portion of the proceeds from the gross sales of TINCUP Fourteener No.3 will profit the Colorado Fourteener Initiative, which protects Colorado’s 14,000ft peaks with public schooling and stewardship. 

Blade and Bow 22 Yr Outdated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 

Blade and Bow has introduced the re-release of its highly-prized 22 Yr Outdated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. The whiskey is now accessible on the historic Stitzel-Weller Distillery, the place it was aged and bottled, and can also be rolling out throughout US markets. 

The annual launch of Blade and Bow’s 22 Yr Outdated Bourbon pays homage to the historical past and craftsmanship on the Stitzel-Weller Distillery. 

In line with a model press launch, “The aromatic aroma of the 22-Yr-Outdated carries notes of toasted oak, vanilla bean, fig and only a contact of caramel, bringing this extremely acclaimed bourbon a candy and smoky taste layered with hints of torched sugar, honey-baked apples, and heat spices.” 

A really restricted launch, the Blade and Bow 22 Yr Outdated can be accessible while shares final. Nevertheless, bourbon followers can pattern the 22 Yr Outdated at The Backyard & Gun Membership on the Stitzel-Weller Distillery year-round. As well as, the 22 Yr Outdated Tasting Expertise on the distillery features a 1oz serving of Blade and Bow 22 Yr Outdated housed in a handcrafted Terrane glass, full with a tartan bag, an enamel pin, and a tasting notes information. 

“Blade and Bow 22-Yr-Outdated Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a testomony to the enduring craft of American bourbon,” stated Douglas Kragel, Grasp Educator for Blade and Bow. “Bourbons of this age and caliber are a rarity, and once they do attain this stage of maturity, they reveal unimaginable complexity. This whiskey unfolds with layers of baked orchard fruit, heat vanilla, and hints of spiced honey, making a deeply nostalgic taste profile that pays tribute to the guts of Kentucky custom.”

While there is no such thing as a value listed on the press launch, the whiskey begins at $780 from ReserveBar.