Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.
Catoctin Creek American Malt Whisky Finch and Hawk
- Estate
- Grain to glass
- Limited
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- MaltAmerican Malt Whisky
- MSRP
- $69.99
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“Loudoun-grown barley malt finished in local wine and stout casks”
Tasting notes
- nose
- malty and fruit-forward, with red-wine berry, damp earth, and a clear thread of cedar
- palate
- bold fruit and earth over malted-grain sweetness; wine-dark red fruit and a roasty, stout-like edge, with cedar returning mid-palate
- finish
- wine-tinged malt, cedar, and soft oak
Mash bill
- Malted barley100%
100% malted barley grown in Loudoun County along the Potomac north of Leesburg — malted, mashed, fermented, distilled, and aged entirely in Virginia.
- Cask
- New charred oak → Fabbioli red wine → Adroit Theory stout casks
- Finish
- Red wine (Fabbioli Cellars) then stout cask (Adroit Theory)
- Best served
- neat
Why it's craft
First Loudoun-grown barley malt release; grain-to-glass Virginia with local wine and stout casks.
Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.
Independent · Est. 2009 · Tours