Whiskey Queens

Episode 4: Tasting vocabulary for masquerading whiskies

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This week we're talking about Copper Fox in Sperryville, VA

  • Specializing in a scotch-esk whisky created after the owner apprenticed at the Bowmore Distillery on the Isle of Islay off the western coast of Scotland

    • Tasting Notes for the American Single Malt:

    • Nose: aromas of suede, olive tapenade, honey and wood fire
    • Palate: dried mango chutney and clay with silky dry fruitiness, medium-full body
    • Finish: long and spicy, with wood smoke, orange marmalade on rye toast and root beer float
    • “Smokey and complex; a unique, distinctively flavorful, brawny and balanced whisky. A great choice for artisan cocktails or sipping”

      • American Single Malt Production:

      • 100% hand malted Virginal barley
      • Dried with hand-cut apple wood and cherry wood smoke
      • Double pot-distilled
      • Mature in ex-bourbon barrels with infusions of toasted apple wood and oak chips
      • 48% ABV/96 Proof

        • Tasting Wheel - the Whiskey Queens’ merged wheel

        Traditional Tasting Wheel (plus a great color chart)

        Tasting Wheel w/ easy to understand descriptors 

        1. Woody
        2. Winey
        3. Cereal
        4. Fruity
        5. Floral
        6. Peaty
        7. Fenty
        8. Sulphury
        9. Spice (not part of the traditional wheel, but we think it’s an important additional after reading through “The Complete Whiskey Course”

          10. What we're reading: The Complete Whiskey Course

          Our ultimate goal adventure: The Irish Whiskey Academy

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          The Show @thewhiskeyqueens | Paul @pdashton | Nick @wayfaringandwhiskey

          Visit us at www.whiskeyqueens.com

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