Product description
Cedar Ridge Distillery is located in Swisher, near Cedar Rapids, on the grounds of the family-owned Cedar Ridge Vineyards.
The first licensed whiskey distillery in Iowa since Prohibition, it has been in operation since 2005 and is owned by Jeff and Laurie Quint. Today, the Cedar Ridge brand includes rye, wheat, single malt and bourbon. Cedar Ridge single malt whiskey is distilled from malted two-row barley (with a small amount of chocolate malt and biscuit malt). The distillate is aged in a solera system using barrels from Iowa’s own wine and bourbon. The whiskey is released in small batches, our bottle represents Batch #18.
Nose: sweet barley malt, red apples, strawberries, caramel, vanilla, sweet bread, sugared nuts and a hint of oak.
Palate : vanilla pudding, toffee, caramel, milk chocolate, mixed berry jam, orange peel, traces of allspice and oak.
Finish: medium long, with notes of barley malt, caramel, red berries, a pinch of spices and oak.