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Storm King Distilling Co.
Side Gig American Straight Whiskey Batch # 9

Category: American Straight Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/11/2024

Country: USA

Alcohol: 45%

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86 Points

Silver Medal

Highly Recommended

$75

Storm King Distilling Co.
Side Gig American Straight Whiskey Batch # 9

Category: American Straight Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/11/2024

Country: USA

Alcohol: 45%

Golden amber color. Aromas and flavors of oatmeal, marzipan, and sawdust with a satiny, lively, dry medium body and a warming, charming, medium-length finish displaying notes of cherry chapstick, oatmeal cookie dough, chocolate beans, and herbs. Sweet, youthful, and woody with some fun flavors but not all in harmony; there is some good distillate here and this should be fun to check in on as it matures.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Crisp & Lively
	Aroma:	oatmeal, marzipan, and sawdust
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with notes of cherry chapstick, oatmeal cookie dough, chocolate beans, and herbs
	Smoothness:	Warming
	Enjoy:	neat and in cocktails
	Cocktails:	Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
	Bottom Line:	Sweet, youthful, and woody with some fun flavors but not all in harmony; there is some good distillate here and this should be fun to check in on as it matures.

The Producer

Storm King Distilling Co.

41 West Main St.

Montrose, CO 81401

USA

1 970-209-8663

www.stormkingdistilling.com/

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American Straight Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass

About

American Straight Whiskey

An American straight whiskey is one that less than 160 proof (80% ABV) from a fermented mash of at least 51% corn, rye, malted barley, wheat or malted rye and has been age for at least two years in charred oak barrels. Straight whiskies may be produced from a blend of straight whiskies produced in the same state. Offering a coper or amber color and displaying notes of caramel, toffee and baking spices among others, these are generally used for mixing with soda or tonic or used in cocktails.