Shop + Learn: Whiskey
There are several things about American whiskey that make it a great base spirit for cocktails. First, it's one of the most tightly regulated spirits on the planet, so there's a high baseline standard and a high level of consistency within different styles: bourbon, rye, and so on. All are made in a similar fashion; cereal grains, predominantly corn, rye, wheat, and barley, are malted - a process wherein grains are germinated, converting their starch into sugars - and then fermented and distilled in either pot stills or continuous column stills. Most are aged in oak barrels. Woody Creek Distillers represents a pillar of the American craft spirits movement in the category. Only sourcing their grains from trusted Colorado farms to make their bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskeys from start to finish in house, and aging each a minimum of four years, these whiskeys are a true representation of place.
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Woody Creek Distillers Straight Bourbon
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Woody Creek Distillers Straight Rye Whiskey
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Woody Creek Distillers High Rye Bourbon
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Woody Creek Distillers William H. Macy Reserve "Bottled in Bond" Straight Rye Whiskey
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Fellow Classics: Old-Fashioned
As Death & Co extensively explained in Cocktail Codex, every recipe is a riff on a classic. Here, we offer guidance on these templates as a great starting point for any original creation.
Fellow tips: This cocktail and its variations, made well, is the most respectful way we can think to honor good booze. Because of its simplicity, it zeroes in on the core flavor of the spirit. Whiskey is the star of the show, and precision the name of the game to mastering this cocktail.