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HILLROCK ESTATE DISTILLERY USA, NEW YORK Hillrock’s mission is to produce the finest hand-crafted spirit made with their own grain, floor malted, craft distilled in their copper pot still, aged in fine oak and hand bottled at an estate in the Hudson Valley Highlands. Hillrock Estate Distillery Solera Aged Bourbon 92.6PF / 750ML The World’s first Solera Bourbon. No barrel is ever fully emptied, and each barrel is occasionally partially emptied and then filled with new whiskey before being finished in 20-year-old Oloroso Sherry Casks to balance flavors and add layers of complexity. The final product has an average age of 9.5 years and is one of the most awarded American whiskeys available. 94pts Gold Excellent Highly Recommended, Ultimate Spirits Challenge 2018 Hillrock Estate Distillery Hillrock Double Cask Rye 90PF / 750ML Double Cask Rye whiskey is aged in a second #4 char cask to add caramel and vanilla to balance the traditional rye spiciness. Hand crafted with rye grown naturally, distilled, aged and bottled in Hudson Valley, NT, the award-winning Field-to-Glass whiskey clearly expresses Hillrock’s terrior signature of clove and cinnamon, complemented by mint, caramel and butterscotch. 96pts Berlin Int. Spirits Competition (BISC) 2020, 2019 Double Gold SF World Spirits Competition 2020 Hillrock Estate Distillery Double Cask Rye Sauternes Finish 118.3PF / 750ML The Double Cask’s deep golden amber color is highlighted by warm and inviting aromas of vanilla and caramel with hints of prune, apricot and rye spice which round out the nose. Initial caramel sweetness

Hillrock Single Malt Whiskey 96.4PF / 750ML

Hand crafted with naturally grown barley, traditionally floor malted & peat smoked in the first new Malthouse built at a US distillery since Prohibition, then distilled, aged and bottled all onsite in Hudson Valley, NT, the award winning Field-to-Glass whiskey is layered with caramel and vanilla, balanced with the Estate’s terroir signature of cinnamon and clove.

Hillrock Estate Distillery Solera Aged Bourbon Rum Cask 117.1PF / 750ML

After aging in American Oak and Oloroso casks in the Solera, this unique American whiskey is then finished in fine Rum casks. The Rum Finished Solera Bourbon starts off with inviting tropical coconut and vanilla bean. Next there is a rich scent of warm brown sugar and cinnamon that flirt with the high rye bourbon and sherry finished Solera base. The spirit is packed with light brown sugar, as well as flavors of cream filled sugar

wafers and taffy. Next, floral notes of honeysuckle and wildflowers mix with the brown sugar and creamy vanilla as they fade and dissipate. The power and finesse of this spirit are found in the combination of toasted coconut, clove, and brown sugar. The flavors play off one another as the savory rum flavors linger.

on the palate is followed by mint, clove, and cinnamon spices before fading to a caramel, butterscotch conclusion with a long, warm and sweet finish.

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