Liqueur Prunus Mume California Umeshu Fruit: Prunus mume (ume plums) Process: maceration on fruit Maturation time: 1-2 years Nose: marzipan, stone fruit, tart pineapple hard candy Palate: sweet, pucker-tart, chocolate taffy, lemon peel, yellow lifesaver RELEASE NOTES: The prunus mume tree is commonly called a Japanese or "ume" plum and is actually more closely related
Whiskey Heritage California Single Malt Whiskey Grain: 100% unpeated UK malt mash Distillery: Sutherland Distilling Company in Livermore, CA Batch: Two barrels distilled in October 2016 Barrel: American Standard Bourbon (ASB) char #4 Nose: vanilla, menthol, cedar, and wet oak Palate: dry with a building heat, brief apple sweetness, brioche, toasted bread, hints of pear esters
Rum Bulk Rum Raw material: molasses Origin: Guyana Distillation: blend of pot and column still Maturation: no age statement, blend of aged and unaged Proofing: lowered to bottling proof in used single malt and rum barrels Nose: sugar, light caramel, cake donut, slight nutty funk Palate: dry, mouthwarming, "chewy" maltiness, vanilla, oak RELEASE
Liqueur Citrus x Aurantium California Vin d'Orange Impression: more orange than an orange Process: maceration on fruit and spices Base spirit: wine and brandy Nose: honey, orange blossom, wine, white brandy, vanilla Palate: orange peel, orange juice, orange marmalade, grapefruit peel bitterness, hint of sherry RELEASE NOTES: It's difficult to maintain perspective when you're tasting your own
Whiskey Maiden Voyage California Single Malt Grain: Metcalfe barley grown in Esparto Mash: 100% unpeated barley malted at Admiral Maltings in Alameda Distillery: Sutherland Distilling Company in Livermore, CA Batch: 1 barrel Barrel: used bourbon Terroir: 100% East Bay RELEASE NOTES: Maiden Voyage California Single Malt is a uniquely local single malt. The bottle you’re