This story began in the early 1970s, among the old buildings and cobblestone streets of the industrial suburb of Red Hook, Brooklyn, home to the Widow Jane distillery. Here, master distiller and blender Sienna Jevremov, along with Michele Clark, have dedicated themselves to developing small-batch productions of high-quality whiskeys that have become highly distinguished within the world of American whiskeys.
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Widow Jane emerged from the depths of the Rosandale mine, where they source mineral-rich, alkaline water –the result of a limestone filtration process deep within the mine. When used in distillation, this water results in a whiskey with a more intense, sweet, and smooth flavor.
The blend I’m sharing with you this time is hand-assembled in Red Hook, Brooklyn, using five different bourbons made in Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee. It is aged for ten years, is non-chill filtered, and has an alcohol by volume of 45.5 percent.
Appearance: A bright reddish-amber liquid with well-defined legs. On the nose: Notes of caramel and light herbal notes. On the palate: Vanilla and caramel notes, with a caramel and smoky finish.
Although the distillery has been the subject of criticism for its processes, Widow Jane’s labels have allowed it to move forward with small-batch expressions of great flavor, re-embracing old techniques to combine the best American whiskeys.
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