Wasmund's Copper Fox Rye Aged 18 Months /45%/ 0.75l

Copper Fox Distillery, located in Sperryville, Virginia, was built in 2005 by Rick Wasmund.

The facility is equipped with two small stills and also has a small malt house where the barley grain is malted using fruitwood and oak. Copper Fox Rye is distilled from a mash of 2/3 locally grown rye and 1/3 malted barley, of which 60% is smoked with applewood and 40% with cherrywood. The distillate is aged in refill bourbon barrels, in which charred applewood and oak bags are hung, then finished in second-fill bourbon barrels. After 18 months of combined maturation, the whisky was bottled without chill filtration on July 12, 2015.

Nose : rich brown sugar, maple syrup, pumpernickel, baked apples, black pepper, cinnamon sticks, dried berries, hints of leather and charred wood.

Palate : barley malt, rye bread toast, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, caramel, black cherries, notes of pomegranate juice and charred wood.

Finish: medium long, with notes of rye bread, black pepper, mulled wine spice, dried fruit and charred wood.