North Carolina-based Call Family Distillers has announced the release of The Reverend Sour Mash Whiskey. The Reverend is a small batch, hand-crafted sour mash whiskey that pays homage to seven generations of American distillers and whiskey makers. The Reverend, Daniel Call, mentor to a young Jasper Daniel and friend to trailblazing distiller Nathan Green, gave up his stake in the old No. 7 distillery to live the life of a preacher. However, his descendants carried on his early legacy of moonshining and whiskey making in Wilkes County, North Carolina, where they produce spirits to this day.
This premium whiskey is aged for over four years in new charred oak and first-fill bourbon casks before using the same maple charcoal filtration process that was made famous in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to refine and enhance the spirit after it leaves the barrel.
Fast Facts about The Reverend:
- Style: Sour Mash (American) Whiskey
- Mashbill: 76% Corn, 19% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
- Age: Four to Six years
- Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
- Cask Type: New charred American oak and first fill Bourbon cask
- Maple Charcoal Filtered [Lincoln County Process]
- Produced by: Call Family Distillers, Wilkesboro, North Carolina; DSP-NC-21031
- States available: North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Michigan
- Suggested Retail Price: $35.99
- Color: Medium amber with a hint of dark red
- Nose: Aromas of ripe red apples, cinnamon rolls, raisin cake, and fresh ginger.
- Palate: robust flavors of roasted pecans, tart cherries, and charred orange peel.
- Finish: The clean finish leaves the drinker with hints of brown sugar-glazed peaches, cured tobacco leaves, toffee, rye spice, and toasted American oak.
About Call Family Distillers
Call Family Distillers is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and holds the license to DSP-NC-21031. For more information, check out the Call Family Distillers website or The Reverend Whiskey site.
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