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Rough Rider Double Casked Straight Bourbon Whisky 90PF / 750ML

Named after the First United States Volunteer Cavalry - the “Rough Riders” - originally organized by Long Island’s own Teddy Roosevelt in 1898 to fight in the Spanish-American War. The whisky is a mash bill of 60% corn, 35% rye and 5% malted barley. After initial aging in new charred oak, it is finished in merlot and chardonnay casks from local wineries. The wine casks themselves are washed in local brandy before the bourbon goes in for final aging. 94pts Great Value/Excellent Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2016 Happy Warrior Cask Strength Bourbon Is Wine Cask Finished. According to the distillery, Happy Warrior is aged in 55-gallon new American oak for a minimum of 4 years and mingled in a small batch with older bourbon. Rough Rider Rye “Bull Moose” Three Barrel Rye Whisky 90PF / 750ML Rough Rider Bull Moose Three Barrel Rye Whiskey pays tribute to the Progressive Party, which was formed by Roosevelt in 1912. The party became known as the “Bull Moose Party” after Roosevelt, who had just been wounded in an assassination attempt, boasted that “it takes more than that to kill a bull moose.” The rye is made from a mash of 95% rye and 5% malted barley and is matured in three types of casks. 96pts Chairman’s Trophy Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2018 Rough Rider “The Big Stick” Cask Strength Rye Whisky 121PF / 750ML Following the harvest of Long Island’s iconic potatoes, locally harvested Winter Rye is the cover-crop planted on surrounding farmlands to maintain the sustainable characteristics in the soils. Rye is a deep-rooted grain, the farmers refer to it as a cleansing grain, so it is a very terroir dependent. Surrounded by over 70 vineyards, Long Island Rye tends to have a spicy sweetness to them. The Big Stick is bottled at 121 Proof Cask Strength, and it is a remarkable Rye that reveals the true raw spirit of this locally planted Rye. This small-batch whisky incorporates the use of Champagne yeast, which allows for a 12-day low-slow fermentation that is 4-times longer than your typical rye. Its impressive amount of esters and florals offer more flavor than heat. Rough Rider “The Happy Warrior” Cask Strength Straight Bourbon 114PF / 750ML

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