A Most Wonderful October To You Fellow WhiskyLover
They say from each thing bad comes something good. This weeks featured whiskey is an example of just that.
When volunteer firefighter Jess Graber, who also happens to own the Flying Dog Brewery in Colorado, responded to a neighbor’s barn fire down the road, he never imagined any good could come of it. But the barn he made effort to save belonged to George Stranahan, long-time liquor connoisseur.
When the fire settled, the two discovered a shared passion for the Colorado outdoors and a good pour of fine whiskey. And so Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey was born. They developed a recipe for the smoothest, most flavorful whiskey in the world using the purity of their mountain surroundings to their advantage.
Over the years Jesse developed a reputation for producing one of the finest whiskies available anywhere: Stranahan’s Colorado Small Batch Whiskey.
This is “old school” whiskey….the kind cowboys drank in saloons across the American West, during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Each bottle comes with its own tin shot glass as well.
Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is one of the most delicious whiskies I have ever tasted, and is one of my “Desert Island 5”. Stranahan’s is delicious neat, but throw a few ice cubes in a glass, and you’ve got the perfect fall drink, or the foundation for some amazing holiday cocktails.
I just cannot say enough about this whiskey.
For the last two years Stranahan’s has been unavailable outside of Colorado due to being purchased by a big dumb company. They have, in their infinite wisdom, eliminated distribution and any access to the whisky outside of Colorado.
But thanks to our man Nicky The Neck, who knows a guy…who’s got a guy…we’re able to offer you Stranahan’s Colorado Small Batch Whiskey for $69.95/ bottle, while our supplies last.
But as always, the supply is extremely limited…and once its gone, it’s gone. So if you want a bottle or two to get you through the fall holidays, order it fast.
Until next week…I wish you high spirits!
Doug Stone
Founder
ForWhiskeyLovers.com
STRANAHAN’S SMALL BATCH COLORADO WHISKEY
TASTING NOTES
COLOR: Cordovan leather with burnished gold lights.
NOSE: Licorice and tupelo honey; carmelized sugar and cherries, maple, and raspberry with a scotch-like profile.
TASTE: Extremely soft mouthfeel; washes in with immediate bing cherry followed by light vanilla, cotton candy and Heath bar/toffee resonating along the way. Hot and spicy pecan, oak, oatmeal, and barley.
FINISH: Slight smokey oak finish and hot long warm feeling felt almost immediately. Feels like higher proof than 94, but not harsh, just strong.
WITH A CUBE OF ICE: Opens up wonderfully after the large cube melts. The residual alcohol burn is tamed, leaving a fuller grain bouquet. As the cube melts, even more mineral, dirt flavors come out as well as cinnamon, allspice, and aged vanilla from the minimum aging time of two years spent in charred American white oak casks.
