On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 92
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- MaltAmerican Single Malt Whiskey
- MSRP
- $60.00
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“Velvet mesquite-smoked American single malt from Tucson”
Tasting notes
- nose
- tobacco and dark chocolate giving way to velvet-mesquite desert campfire embers
- palate
- soft tannins, sweet toffee, black tea, and savory mesquite smoke
- finish
- warm, dry, lightly sweet with lingering pipe tobacco
Mash bill
- Malted barley100%
100% malted barley smoked over velvet mesquite (Prosopis velutina) — a Sonoran Desert take on smoked single malt with no secondary grains. Peat-free Southwest smoke is the mash story: mesquite-dried 2-row barley mashed, fermented, and copper-pot distilled on-site in Tucson.
- Cask
- New charred oak (desert-aged)
- Best served
- neat
Awards
- Whisky Advocate 90 points
Why it's craft
Independent Tucson American single malt; velvet mesquite smoking is a craft-category signature.
Whiskey Del Bac
Corporate-owned · Est. 2011 · Tours