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Belfour Spirits — based by hockey participant Ed Belfour — has launched a fourth expression of whiskey, a customized model of Belfour Rye which pays homage to the Preventing Sioux, which is the previous identify of the hockey group of the College of North Dakota. (After an argument over the identify of the group and its brand, the group was renamed the Preventing Hawks in 2015.) Belfour’s Particular Version Rye whiskey options the inexperienced group colours and a stylized model of a hawk on the neck. The closure is a particular cork that has an inlaid commemorative coin that reads “Ralph Engelstad Enviornment, Residence of the Preventing Sioux,” and has the pre-2015 group brand on it. It’s the primary and thus far solely particular version launch from the distillery.
Anyway, say what you’ll in regards to the group controversy. In the meantime I’ll be digging into the whiskey itself. I presume it’s created from the identical 70% rye, 20% corn, and 10% malted barley by North Carolina-based Southern Distilling; no formal age assertion is obtainable however the distillery says it’s at the least 2 years outdated (which is the requirement to be a straight rye).
Belfour’s spirits are typically busy, and this one isn’t any exception. The distinction, nevertheless, ought to shortly turn into obvious. The nostril is uncommon and boldly buttery, with a heavy incense notice that actually pours on the basic complement of rye spices. The palate is softer than anticipated, with cereal and spice notes main the way in which to a major sweetness pushed by extracted fruit and berry notes. The fruit stays intense for a while till extra of that spiced cereal character kicks in, reminding you that you simply’re consuming rye in spite of everything, and never rum. It’s by no means sizzling within the slightest regardless of its outsized abv. Sugar can try this to you, and the end is so candy it comes throughout as a bit saccharine, the fade-out melding the cereal notes to the sugar to approximate a bowl of Frosted Flakes.
106 proof.
B / $99 / belfourspirits.com
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