WhistlePig
Vermont’s WhistlePig distillery has simply launched a brand new smoked rye whiskey, made in collaboration with Traeger Grills, that’s meant for sipping whilst you flip burgers and sizzling canine at your subsequent backyard barbecue.
WhistlePig, positioned in rural Vermont, sources rye whiskey from Canada and Indiana for its premium core expressions. It has additionally been distilling its personal bourbon and rye onsite, which is now making it into bottles. SmokeStock Wooden Fired Whiskey is the most recent launch from the distillery and farm, and marks the primary smoked whiskey from WhistlePig and inaugural collaboration between the distillery and Traeger Grills. The rye has no age assertion, however is matured in American oak char No. 3 barrels after which smoked “gradual and low” barbecue type utilizing Traeger’s apple barbecue wooden. The purpose was to infuse it with tender campfire and savory notes to enhance the fruit and spice character of the rye. It’s bottled at 86 proof, the identical because the 12-year-old expression.
“WhistlePig is understood for pushing boundaries within the identify of high quality and nice style,” stated blender Meghan Eire in a press release. “SmokeStock is a nod to the American cookout season, and we will’t wait to see how clients make it their very own. Personally, I like to recommend having fun with it lakeside, alongside a rack of wood-fired ribs.”
A QR code on the bottle unlocks some recipes that you could make utilizing the whiskey like bacon-wrapped or barbecue brisket sizzling canine, and offers some perception into the method of how this whiskey was really made. This model collaboration will proceed over the approaching months, with extra gadgets like whiskey-infused spice rub and barbecue sauce, and wooden pellets for including smoke to your grilled meals constructed from recycled WhistlePig barrels. The whiskey is presently out there from the WhistlePig website for $73, in addition to different on-line retailers.
