Courage and Conviction Bourbon Cask Finished!

On today's episode we have a glass of Courage and Conviction Bourbon Cask Finish! We continue our series on American Single Malts withVirginia Distillery Co.  We talk about transparency, the future of American Single Malt, and Barrel Sizes.  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers! 

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• History of distillery
  • owner/s
    • George G Moore, native of Ireland, came to the US in the 1970’s
  • When it was founded
    • 2011
  • Where it was founded
    • Lovingston, VA, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Why they chose to start
    • “Always have the Courage of your Convictions” Was a saying of Georges, and their main line of single malts
• Tasting
• The bottle
• The flagship has 50% bourbon casks, 25% cuvee, and 25% sherry casks
  • The look of the bottle
  • What is written on it
  • Notes on why it looks the way it does
• The juice
  • When was this expression created
    • Bourbon casks were filled between april 20-29th, 2016 and vatted july 29th 2020, so 4 years 3 months
    • Est angels share was 3.6% per year 
    • 560 cases were made
  • Why did it come about
  • Mash bill
  • Who made it
• The type
  • Proposed American Single Malt rules
    • 100% malted Barley
    • Distilled at one distillery
    • Mashed, fermented, distilled, and Aged in US
    • Oak Casks 700L or smaller
      • No rules on type of Oak, new or used
    • Distilled at 160 proof or less
    • Bottled at least at 80 proof
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