On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 94
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- MaltAmerican Single Malt Whiskey
- MSRP
- $89.99~$80.00 street
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“Small Lot 100% malted barley ASM — brandied cherry / brownie-sundae California single malt”
Tasting notes
- nose
- brandied cherries, port, cashew, and chamomile over 24K-gold malt
- palate
- brownie-sundae richness with forest floor, molasses, and chocolate-malt depth
- finish
- dessert-malt linger with coastal forest earth
Mash bill
- Malted barley100%
100% malted barley — Small Lot American single malt. Launch PR described Batch 001 as ~27 barrels using seven different malts (traditional pale plus darker chocolate/caramel malts); current Batch 003 lists 55-barrel lot size. Jeff Duckhorn's home-brewer malt obsession in a California grain-to-glass package.
- Cask
- New/charred oak maturation (Small Lot ASM program); California coastal aging
- Best served
- neat
Awards
- 91 Points — Whisky Advocate
- 95 Points — Tasting Panel Magazine
Why it's craft
Small Lot grain-to-glass American single malt from Redwood Empire California — own distillate experimental series.
Redwood Empire Whiskey
Corporate-owned · Est. 2014 · Tours