Comments on: Whisky Wednesday: Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey (Nov 25, 09) http://www.desertdogjournal.com/2009/11/whisky-wednesday-nov-23-09/ Hiking, Whisky, Real Estate, & Random Thoughts Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Desert Dog http://www.desertdogjournal.com/2009/11/whisky-wednesday-nov-23-09/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Desert Dog Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:36:03 +0000 http://www.desertdogjournal.com/?p=1018#comment-50 Charlie, you are exactly right. The stated age of a whisky is the age of the youngest whisky used in the blend. Older barrels are often used in order to create the dram and to obtain a consistent experience. Jake Norris talked about this in our interview (podcast available on this site). I envy you living close to Stranahans! Maybe we can work something out so I can get ahold of one of the Snowflake blends Jake talked about. As you said, this is a good whisky! Charlie, you are exactly right. The stated age of a whisky is the age of the youngest whisky used in the blend. Older barrels are often used in order to create the dram and to obtain a consistent experience. Jake Norris talked about this in our interview (podcast available on this site).

I envy you living close to Stranahans! Maybe we can work something out so I can get ahold of one of the Snowflake blends Jake talked about.

As you said, this is a good whisky!

]]> By: Charlie Davis http://www.desertdogjournal.com/2009/11/whisky-wednesday-nov-23-09/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Charlie Davis Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:48:47 +0000 http://www.desertdogjournal.com/?p=1018#comment-49 Couple of added thoughts: Stranahan's is NOT a two year old; rather, there are no barrels in a batch that are younger than two years. Rest assured, there is whiskey in each batch up to five years old--for Stranahan's, five year old whiskey is ancient. Whiskey really can get too old; Living near the distillery, I've had Stranahan's at ages from 6 months all the way to over five years. The older it gets, the more complex it is--but after a point, it's so astringent and oaky that the complexity is overshadowed. Stranahan's is aged in a carefully temperature and humidity controlled environment, which drastically influences the maturation process. Jim Murray points out in his Whiskey Bible that he knows of no whiskey other than India whiskies that mature faster than Stranahan's. I love this stuff. Charlie Couple of added thoughts: Stranahan’s is NOT a two year old; rather, there are no barrels in a batch that are younger than two years. Rest assured, there is whiskey in each batch up to five years old–for Stranahan’s, five year old whiskey is ancient.

Whiskey really can get too old; Living near the distillery, I’ve had Stranahan’s at ages from 6 months all the way to over five years. The older it gets, the more complex it is–but after a point, it’s so astringent and oaky that the complexity is overshadowed.

Stranahan’s is aged in a carefully temperature and humidity controlled environment, which drastically influences the maturation process. Jim Murray points out in his Whiskey Bible that he knows of no whiskey other than India whiskies that mature faster than Stranahan’s.

I love this stuff.

Charlie

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