Still AustinWhiskey Co.,a homegrown distillery in the heart of South Austin, will introduce its latest Distillery Reserve Series offering—a double barreled straight bourbon whiskey—beginning Monday, August 22 at 1:00pm CST via the Still Austin website, www.stillaustin.com. The whiskey was handmade from grain-to-glass at the distillery using 100% Texas grains and is a product of two barrels, which were double-oaked using two char-three new American white oak barrels.
The expression was distilled from a combination of 70% White Corn, 25% Rye and 5% Malted Barley. It was then aged for at least three years and bottled at cask strength at 120.2proof (60.1% ABV). This spirit pays homage to one of Austin’s most enduring legacies: the coffee-shop philosophers, the late-night scholars, and the countless freethinkers who started in Austin and went on to change the world. For these intrepid Texas souls, the team distilled a dark and alluring spirit which greets the nose with hints of allspice, cherry and clove, followed by echoes of spruce and cinnamon, fig, carrot cake and cigar smoke. On the palate, look for intimations of heavy oak, leather, tobacco and salted pretzel, with the underlying sweetness of maple-and-brown-sugar-topped fried vanilla ice cream. The whiskey finishes with lingering after effects of white pepper, black tea and rye spice.
This extra-special Distillery Reserve Series release commemorates the indomitable spirit that lies at the heart of our hometown,”said Brandon Joldersma,Chief Operating Officer, Still Austin Whiskey Co.“Like Austin itself, this spirit is both diverse and welcoming, combining bourbon from two of our finest American White Oak barrels.”For the label design, Still Austin collaborated with Shaylon Elmore, an Austin-based illustrator and graduate of the University of Texas’s School of Fine Arts who grew up in Hunt, Texas, and frequently traveled to Austin to attend UT football and basketball games. The new Still Austin Double Barreled Straight Bourbon Whiskey retails for $100 per 750ml bottle. Limit one per person. Orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis. Pick up is at Still Austin Distillery beginning Friday, August 26th.