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STOUTED RYE
DESCRIPTION
Our 70% rye, 30% barley mash bill, aged in brand new No. 4 charred American White Oak and then finished in Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter barrels.
TASTING NOTES
Jammy notes of plum and chocolatey malt. Brief boom of pepper in the center. Finished dry and malty.
AWARDS
American Craft Spirits Association: 2020 Bronze Medalist, Whiskey
RELEASE DATE
To be determined.
Recommended Cocktail
MANHATTAN
2 oz Stouted Rye
0.75 oz sweet or red vermouth
Dash of bitters
Shake with ice, strain into martini glass, garnish with cherry.
BRINTON’S BRANDY
DESCRIPTION
Tenth Ward’s original apple brandy dunked in local tart cherries.
TASTING NOTES
Cherry pie to the face, a teensy bit of sweetness and a little apple pucker to finish. A traditional American recipe dating back to the Civil War era! Released only once a year.
TASTING NOTES
Sold out for 2020. Next release: February 2021.
HONEYJACK
DESCRIPTION
Yep. We distilled mead from Orchid Cellar Meadery, and then barrel aged it. And, nope. You can’t find this anywhere else!
TASTING NOTES
A kick of honey to your taste buds then vanilla, oak, caramel, and honeycomb perfume on the finish.
RELEASE DATES
May 2020 & September 2020
AWARDS
Honey Spirits Competition: Gold, Design/Packaging, 2020
Honey Spirits Competition: Bronze, Distilled from Honey, 2020
Recommended Cocktail
BEE’S WING
1.5 oz Honeyjack
0.5 oz simple syrup
0.75 oz fresh grapefruit juice
0.25 oz fresh lemon juice
3 oz sparkling wine or ginger beer or soda water
Cherry garnish
Combine Honeyjack, simple syrup, grapefruit juice, lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake until chilled and strain into a flute or coupe glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with cherry.
SMOKED BOURBON
DESCRIPTION
Corn grown and smoked in-house by our farmer 30 miles from Frederick in Charles Town, WV with barley grown and malted on the same farm. Aged in unused American white oak.
TASTING NOTES
Scotch like notes, wood, caramel, and then a hit of smoke, campfire and oak on the finish.
RELEASE DATE
To be determined.
Recommended Cocktail
OLD FASHIONED
1.5 oz Smoked Bourbon
Orange bitters
Sugar cube
Cherry
Orange wheel
In a rocks glass, soak sugar cube with orange bitters, muddle. Add Smoked Bourbon and large ice cube. Garnish with orange wheel and cherry on a pick.