Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 754 Posted March 27 When we travel to different states, we try to find whiskeys, preferably either bourbons or ryes, that are bottled there. Fer instance: when my son lived in Wyoming, he was only about 30 miles from Kirby Creek Distillery, which produces a small batch bourbon called Wyoming Whiskey in a postage stamp sized town called Kirby, Wyoming. He now lives in Eureka, Nevada where they sell another small batch bourbon made relatively locally called Two Bitch. Gardiner and Livingston, Montana, when we were there last fall, had Neversweat Bourbon, bottled in Billings. There's also a small distillery in Madras, Oregon, near where my other son lives, that makes a killer small batch rye. Stein Distillery in Joseph, Oregon also makes a pretty good rye, but I like the Madras one better. On our recent trip to Winter Range, we discovered Copper City Bourbon, which is distilled and bottled by AZ Distilling in Tempe from local grains. So far, as far as I'm concerned, it's a toss-up between Neversweat, from Billings, Montana and Copper City. both are mellow and smooth and quite tasty... Whatcha got in your area? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 613 Posted March 27 Right now our local distilleries are 'essential'-- because they are all making hand sanitizer along with the booze! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rye Miles #13621 5,295 Posted March 27 4 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said: Right now our local distilleries are 'essential'-- because they are all making hand sanitizer along with the booze! Yep, here too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sedalia Dave 9,516 Posted March 27 If you understand the distilling process there is a lot of alcohol that isn't suitable for drinking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forty Rod SASS 3935 5,931 Posted March 27 Thumb Butte distillery in Prescott made some mighty good Escalante Dark Rum. Used some sort of special sugar from Venezuela, but the government there made it impossible to produce it any more, much less export it to us, so they quit. They still produce some award winning beverages....or maybe not since the COVID is going to kill us all before we can get out to buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Original Lumpy Gritz 6,783 Posted March 28 My go-to Whiskey is either Bulleit or Buffalo Trace. OLG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smuteye John SASS#24774 2,153 Posted March 28 https://www.richlandrum.com/ It's in Richland, GA just east of Plains on US 280. Don't know what it tastes like yet. Haven't made a liquor store run in a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 6,131 Posted March 28 Hand sanitizer is a great used for those barrels that don’t meet muster qualitiwise. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Still hand Bill 74 Posted March 28 Actually the TTB just changed the guidelines and now you have to use 190+ proof for making hand sanitizer. Means that any waste whiskey has to be redistilled in a column still before being used as sanitizer. Most whiskey distilleries don’t have that type of still. They can still buy alcohol and make sanitizers, probably cheaper to do that as GNS is around $3/gallon in bulk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 2,827 Posted March 28 3 minutes ago, Still hand Bill said: Actually the TTB just changed the guidelines and now you have to use 190+ proof for making hand sanitizer. Means that any waste whiskey has to be redistilled in a column still before being used as sanitizer. Most whiskey distilleries don’t have that type of still. They can still buy alcohol and make sanitizers, probably cheaper to do that as GNS is around $3/gallon in bulk. Bill: How about a translation? TTB? GNS? Appreciated. LL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 6,131 Posted March 28 TTB comes from the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Still hand Bill 74 Posted March 28 Tax treasury bureau, formerly ATF, in charge of alcohol production in the us. GNS is grain neutral spirits, 190 proof alcohol made from grain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 754 Posted March 28 16 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said: My go-to Whiskey is either Bulleit or Buffalo Trace. OLG I also enjoy Bulleit Rye. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
