Frey Ranch Distillery Launches American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey
Frey Ranch Distillery has announced the inaugural limited release in its new Smoked Series: Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey.
Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey was produced using 100% slow-grown barley that was grown, harvested, smoked, milled and distilled on the Frey Ranch farm, then aged for six years and seven months and bottled at 110 proof (55% ABV).
To create Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey, Frey Ranch Co-Founder and Whiskey Farmer Colby Frey opted to make his own smoker rather than purchase an industrial smoker. Colby, alongside Frey Ranch Master Distiller Russell Wedlake, reconstituted a smoker from an old grain silo and a fireplace, allowing the whiskey to be smoked versus roasted. Additionally, Colby made his own peat from decomposed plant matter from the farm – pressing it into bread pans and dehydrating it to properly smoke the whiskey for the desired taste profile.
Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey is described as having aromas of “campfire, huckleberry, and sweet pipe tobacco.” The palate exhibits “hints of leather with a thick yet soft mouth feel,” concluding with “a lingering yet exquisite taste of sweet cigarillo” on the finish.
Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey is now available online at freyranch.com for $59.00 for a 375 mL bottle.
Source: Frey Ranch Distillery.