Hello Fellow WhiskeyLovers –

As most of you know, last week we sent out the Call for Nominations for 15 different categories for the 2012 Drammie Awards. The mission of the Drammie Awards is to put the power of “recognition” in the hands of the whiskey consumer. Nominations are being accepted until midnight on Friday, March 30th…so make haste, and have your voice heard now, or forever hold your peace…until next year at least.

Speaking of awards, I’m sure many of you have been following the Whisky Advocate Awards put forth by my friend John Hansell and the team at the Whisky Advocate magazine. There have been some surprise winners this year, including the winner of “Artisan Whiskey of the Year, North America”, and this weeks Whiskey Wednesday featured whiskey: Craft Distillers’ Low Gap Whiskey.

Oh…and if you didn’t know, Low Gap is a clear (read: unaged) whiskey. But this isn’t your typical moonshine, “bottled” in a Ball Jar, and given a fancy name.

Not even close.

Low Gap Whiskey is made by hand by Crispin Cain, who apprenticed with Hubert Germain-Robin, and has been distilling for 20 years. It is made from malted Bavarian wheat, fermented slowly, distilled using rigorous and painstaking craft methods, and brought to bottling proof with unfiltered rainwater.

The whisky is “brewed” 100% from malted Bavarian hard wheat and controlled dry fermented similarly to beer at +/- 8.8% double distillation, and is brought to proof with rainwater captured at the distillery.

The Germain-Robin 16-hectoliter cognac still used to produce the whiskey comes from the old Surrenne distillery attached to Crispin’s family chateau in Triac, France. It is an antique, operated entirely by hand, and was initially used for small lots of varietal apples and grape spirits. But it wasn’t until Crispin began to distill whiskey on it that they realized how special the still is. It produces beautifully round, soft, elegant and complex distillates.

And so, its’ with great excitement that we’re able to offer you a bottle of Craft Distiller’s Low Gap Whiskey for $39.95/ bottle. But act fast of you want a bottle. This is a very limited production whiskey, and once it’s gone…it’s gone.

And remember, if you’re in the San Francisco next week, you must join me at the Whiskies of the World Expo 2012 on the SF Belle, Hornblower Yacht at Pier 3 on Saturday March 31st. We have a $10 discount on your ticket in, by simply entering the code “FWL10D” in the coupon/promo code field when you’re checking out.

And until next week…have fun!

Doug Stone

Founder

ForWhiskeyLovers.com

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CRAFT DISTILLERS’ LOW GAP WHISKEY

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TASTING NOTES – Lew Bryson, Whisky Advocate

“…2011 was the Year of White Whiskey….Of all the white whiskeys that came across my tasting table in 2011, Low Gap was the solid winner, and this is recognition that there are some white whiskeys out there that are worth drinking on their own for more than the once-or-twice novelty of it.

Low Gap…is a round, fruity spirit that smells like fresh flour and crisp crackers, but drinks like brandy – aromatic and vaporous – with a real grain-laced finish, not just an alcohol wick-up. That’s hardly a surprise coming from Craft Distillers, who make Germain-Robin brandy
There were aged whiskeys from small distillers this year that I liked better, but this was exceptional in its niche…”