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Whistlepig Boss Hog Rye Whiskey Black Prince 2017 750ml
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SKU 803311
$699.94Original price was: $699.94.$535.66Current price is: $535.66./bottle
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WhistlePig’s “Boss Hog” releases represent the apex of the popular Vermont distillery’s program, both in prestige and price. They’re barrel-strength, overproof rye whiskeys, like everything else in the WhistlePig line, with the addition of extra age and strength. This fourth edition of Boss Hog, dubbed “The Black Prince,” is 14-year-old, 124 proof rye from MGP in Indiana, finished in French Armagnac barrels, which the distillery says makes it a first of its kind. Regardless, it echoes the distillery’s previous series of 12-year ryes that were finished in Madeira, Sauternes and port barrels.
On the nose, The Black Prince immediately shows intensity, with deeply caramelized notes of brown sugar and molasses, chased by macerated dark fruit and hints of stone fruit—apricot?—as well. This is very fruit-forward whiskey for a cask-strength release, with less wood than I was expecting, and intense booze—it would seem that the brandy barrel finish has really brought out its fruity sweetness. All in all, the proof and finish seem to smooth things out a bit and boost richness, making the nose less clearly a rye whiskey than in lower proof WhistlePig offerings such as the classic 100/100. This is almost bourbon-like.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
