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| There are only 10,200 bottles available and each bottle is individually numbered. For a limited time, we are offering Forty Creek lovers an opportunity to reserve your own bottle number. Choose any number between 3 and 10,200 (bottle #1 and #2 are already reserved for, guess who?). Hurry, reservations for numbered bottles are only being accepted until June 15th, 2008 and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Choose a number that has special significance– your birthday, your lucky number, the date you first tried Forty Creek… |
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| A word from John on his Double Barrel Reserve | |||||
| Forty Creek 2008 Limited Release. Double Barrel Reserve. A few years ago, I had an opportunity to purchase some outstanding hand selected “First Run” bourbon barrels from Kentucky. Bourbon Whisky makers in the USA are regulated to always use a new American White Oak barrel. A “First Run” bourbon barrel is a barrel that has been only used once for aging bourbon. These barrels are excellent for aging great whiskies because they are “seasoned” barrels. This means most of the fresh harsh oak tannins have been removed by the bourbon and what remains is all the good stuff, such as the softer oak tannins, wood vanillas, sugars and the toasty, smoky, spicy aromas as well as the caramelized aromas and flavours from the heavy charring of the barrel. |
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| Double Barrel. For a Reason. I decided to Double Barrel my aged Forty Creek Whisky stocks. Instead of blending the rye, the barley & the corn whiskies, rounding in sherry casks, and finally bottling, as we do Forty Creek Barrel Select, I blended the 3 aged whiskies and then re-barreled them in “First Run” bourbon barrels. Since my whiskies had already been aged, I didn’t want to distract from the taste I had already achieved. My intent was to complement the existing taste and therefore I needed barrels without fresh harsh oak tannins. The characteristics of the “First Run” bourbon barrel were just what I was looking for. These barrels would enhance the existing tastes of Forty Creek and take the whisky to another level. The added bonus would be allowing all three whiskies time to mellow, and get to know each other in the same barrel. Tasting Notes Forty Creek Double Barrel has a wonderful golden roasted aroma filled with deep vanilla notes and highlighted with toasted spice, pecan and walnuts. There is a caramelized creaminess to the flavour with a rich spice that lifts it off the tongue. The finish is extra smooth, mellow and extra long. There are only 10,200 bottles available world-wide. Each bottle is individually numbered. I hope you enjoy this Double Barrel Whisky as much as I do. Thank you for your support. John Hall Whisky Maker |
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