Milam & Greene Whiskey is introducing the Wildlife Collection, a new limited-edition series of cask strength, single barrel whiskies that attempt to answer the question, “How does weather affect aging whiskey?” – namely the exceptionally high heat, ice storms, wild temperature swings, drought, and low humidity levels that hit Texas Hill Country within the last year. The Milam & Greene Wildlife Collection pays homage to the local Texas wildlife that somehow thrives in these extremes.
The whiskies in the Wildlife Collection herald from either Kentucky or Tennessee with a mash bill of 80% corn, 10% rye, and 10% malted barley before making their way down to the Lone Star State. They were aged in their respective home states for just over four years in new American oak barrels with a #4 “alligator” char level. Upon arrival at The Milam & Greene Distillery in Blanco, Texas, the barrels were placed in the rickhouse for additional aging under the stewardship of Milam & Greene master blender Heather Greene, who wanted to see how Texas weather would affect their continued aging. It just so happens that last year, the distillery experienced some of the most intense weather conditions on record.
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“We are continuously experimenting to determine how Texas weather affects aging whiskey – whether it was distilled in Texas or elsewhere – and the results are quite extraordinary so far,” says Milam & Greene Whiskey CEO and master blender Heather Greene. “We’ve noticed that the wild swings in high and low temperatures matched with low humidity here are a real ingredient in our whiskies. The Wildlife Collection, therefore, will deliver a traditional base flavor of a Kentucky or Tennessee whiskey but is tweaked and refined using Texas’s natural elements like wind, sun, and humidity to affect the aging in a barrel and to make something truly special.”
SOURCE: PRWeb