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Four Gate continues to crank out whiskeys, and at present we’re two new releases — a rye and a bourbon, each fairly completely different — from the Louisville-based operation.
4 Gate Rye Batch 11 Ruby Rye Springs – That is the third illustration of the identical MGP rye from 4 Gate, nonetheless 7 years previous however completed for 42 days in Ruby Port-Rum casks. What’s a Ruby Port-Rum cask? “The secondary casks initially had been initially used to mature ruby Port, a fortified wine from Portugal by which the wine is faraway from barrels and saved in tanks to forestall additional getting older, leaving the ensuing product sweeter and brighter on the palate than different types of port wine. The barrels discovered a second use with Virago Spirits in Richmond, VA the place the barrels had been used to age a mix of rums, imparting them with a lush molasses sweetness that pairs excellently with the brilliant pink fruit of the ruby port.” The nostril is intense, with a shocking degree of lumberyard and matchsticks, plus notes of white pepper and sesame within the combine. I don’t get any trace of both rum or Port right here, except for a curious trace of bubblegum within the combine. The palate is fiery and desperately requires water, at which level that bubblegum character turns into extra outstanding, alongside a extra approachable milk chocolate observe and a few spicy, rye bread components that perk up later within the sport. Toasty wooden continues to dominate nicely into the scattered end, although once more no actual trace of Port wine emerges. A bit in every single place. 113.4 proof. B / $185
4 Gate Bourbon Batch 12 The Kelvin Collaboration III – One other third iteration, batch 12 follows on 4 Gate’s batches 1 and 6 because the third collaboration with Scotland’s Kelvin Cooperage. This one’s a mix of 9- and 12-year previous Kentucky Straight Bourbons completed in PX Sherry-Rum casks. (The 9-year Kentucky Straight Bourbon was distilled with a mashbill of 75% corn, 13% rye, and 12% malted barley. The 12-year Kentucky Straight Bourbon mashbill is 74% corn, 18% rye and eight% malted barley. The secondary casks initially had been initially used to mature PX sherry, adopted by darkish rum by Virago Spirits of Richmond, VA earlier than discovering their manner by way of Kelvin Cooperage to 4 Gate Whiskey Firm.) The usage of Pedro Ximenez sherry casks actually adjustments the sport right here, proper from the beginning giving this bourbon an intense nutty character that’s undoubtedly pushed by the PX cask. Notes of raisin and spice emerge as nicely, alongside a sultry char character. The palate continues the theme: sweetness, with raisins and spices and Turkish rug store notes all outstanding. There’s room for some cocoa powder and a cinnamon-heavy spice on the end, together with a light-weight dusting of pepper. Nicely balanced and many enjoyable, it’s a prime choice from 4 Gate’s lineup thus far. 123.7 proof. A- / $199
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