Market Watch, January 2020
42 MARKET WATCH MARKETWATCHMAG COM JANUARY FEBRUARY 2020whiskey came Berkshire Bourbon a NAS blend of 72 corn 18 malted rye and 10 barley Weld notes that much of BMDs Bourbon is now nearing five years in age Looking ahead hes eager to release more mature whiskies As with BMDs gin lineup the original Bourbon has since spurred an array of extensions In 2017 the distillery released Smoke and Peat 60 a 750 ml featuring a base of BMD Bourbon finished in Islay single malt barrels for 3 8 months Smoke and Peat is nice for Bourbon drinkers who want to explore Scotland says Weld But its also great for Scotch drinkers who enjoy peat and appreciate some additional sweetness at the back end BMD has also innovated with craft beer barrel finishes In 2013 came the rollout of its Cask Finished series a line of ten different NAS Bourbons each finished in oak beer casks from a different brewer Thus far brewers in the program have included Connecticuts Two Roads Brewing Co Montanas Big Sky Brewing and Georgias Terrapin Beer Co The Bourbon is finished in the craft beer barrels for about six months Welds affinity for beer also inspired a line of whiskies distilled from craft beers which launched in 2016 The first releases were Shays Rebellion 120 a 750 ml and Two Lanterns 90 both made from Sam Adams offerings and aged for three plus years Shays Rebellion is a distillation of Sam Adams Cinder Block rauchbier aged for three years in barrels that once held the brewers Utopias beer Two Lanterns meanwhile is triple distilled Boston Lager that rests in Bourbon barrels for four years Weld first approached Boston Beer Co s Jim Koch in 2012 to discuss a potential collaboration I went to Jim with the idea of making whis key out of Sam Adams and the next day a tractor trailer showed up with 15 kegs says Weld adding that partnership opened the doors to other craft brewer collaborations The latest BMD craft beer distilling effort is the Craft Brew ers Whiskey Project whiched launched in fall 2019 The new collection features whiskies distilled from 15 different craft beers including Jacks Abby Berkshire Brewing Co Harpoon While BMDs overall volume remains limited at 5000 cases its gin and whiskey expressions are growing considerably bottling room pictured filling line below In coming years Weld is keen to release more aged whiskies to the public
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