The Verdict
I like it. I really do. There are some things that need to be said though. I had the chance to try the February release, and it was really green. It had interesting flavors, but it was very overpowering- and not necessarily in a pleasant way. It was not awful, but it needed more time in the barrel. Unfortunately for Steve and the gang, the distillery needs to make money, and to do that they have to ship product. The first year is always a rough one as the bourbon may not be aged to everyone’s liking. Happily for the WW crew, they have sold every bottle that they have produced so far. Positive cash flow is a good thing.
Each bottle has a label that states the date it was bottled on and the batch number.
This bottle is a big step up from what I tried in February. The extra time and the summer that it sweated through gave it a much smoother feel and mellow flavor. The nose is initially quite strong with alcohol, but that quickly diminishes. There is a bite when first tasting, but once it rolls over the tongue I had the distinct impression of fresh baked banana bread. The finish lingers for a little bit, but is clean.
My preference is to place two medium sized ice cubes in a glass and pour the bourbon over them. I then wait a few minutes for the cubes to cool and dilute the bourbon. This releases more flavors and the bourbon becomes quite a bit sweeter (and more palatable). Once the bourbon hits a certain temp and dilution, then more of the vanilla flavors start to come to the fore and the finish lightens up with a definite sweetness on the tongue.
I happily shared this bottle with friends over the past month. Poured over two cubes is my favorite way of enjoying Wyoming Whiskey.
I look forward to sampling more bottles once they get to their unlimited release, as well as what they have in store for limited releases in the years to come. There is a certain excitement for people in Wyoming, and having a local bourbon carries a sense of pride. This was produced by people in Wyoming, with raw materials from Wyoming, and with water that is as pure as anything out there piped in from the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming (the limestone in the formation filters the water and removes iron). Each limited release this past year got better and better as time drew on. People here are very curious what every new batch will be like. Eventually they will hit a sweet spot in terms of aging and shipping that will allow each batch to be more consistent and more refined.
All of the ingredients are there for a successful brand of bourbon. The current product is good, but the promise of the product is better.
I have a feeling I can guess
I have a feeling I can guess what the next pc per give away prize is…
Amen to that …A personally
Amen to that …A personally signed bottle of JoshDog 20/20 🙂
Must be a fan of wood
Must be a fan of wood alcohol!
Please let this be true.
Please let this be true.
They should send Ryan a
They should send Ryan a bottle, so he can compare it with that Kentucky bourbon. He is probably a semi expert by now as I am sure he drinks after every podcast to dull the pain.
What am I even reading???
😀
What am I even reading???
😀
Pure envy…
Pure envy…
As a fellow bourbon fan, I
As a fellow bourbon fan, I really enjoyed this. It’s good to see the distilling business getting a good spread of new operations out there. While the more traditional bourbons like Maker’s Mark and Wild Turkey are great, new tastes can only improve the whole class. Good article, as always, Josh! 🙂
I really enjoyed researching
I really enjoyed researching how they set up this distillery. Plus it is kinda cool that it is in the little town where my dad would drag us to eat on Friday nights (Butch's Place- had huge burgers, pickled herring, and mushrooms saute'd in garlic butter…).
Looks like someone is mask
Looks like someone is mask his alcoholism by calling himself a beer enthusiast.
http://niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/support-treatment
National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Referral Routing Service
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) toll-free telephone number for alcohol and drug information/treatment referral assistance.
Telephone: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
New Rules for Alcohol Companies to Advertise and Market on Social Networks
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/09/20/new-rules-for-alcohol-companies-to-advertise-and-market-on-social-networks/
Might be violating laws since your not giving minors an opt out. Age verification might be needed to view alcohol advertisement and content.
Looking at other reviews
Looking at other reviews concerning alcohol… they didn't have age verification. So, reviews do not fall under their pervue. For an example, here! http://cocktails.about.com/od/whiskeyreviews/fr/Makers-Mark-Bourbon-Whiskey-Review.htm
Remember, the first step in treating alcoholism is to admit that you have a problem!
Anonymous, I think you need a
Anonymous, I think you need a drink. I don’t think any one around here will be buying. But who knows? Enjoy.
your comment became invalid
your comment became invalid as soon as you said “Looks like someone is mask his alcoholism”
>someone is mask
…pls.
This article makes me sad
This article makes me sad that I live in a liquor control state and will likely never be able to get this or any other interesting liquor options that I read about. I suppose it is a good sign that I never remember to check out the options when I’m in another state.
You probably save money that
You probably save money that way as well! Win/Win!
There is no fucking way you
There is no fucking way you grew up in a small town in WY and branded cattle as a kid. I grew up in Manhattan and on Long Island, and I am sure you did the same. You are far more like woody allen than robert redford. Ok, maybe you look more like redford, but you certainly act more like allen. Anyway, still waiting for you to don that white helmet in your office on a podcast. And I was trying to get some work done when you had to post an article I could not help but read. Don’t do it on my time. Really, thanks for the article.
Found an old pick of Josh in
Found an old pick of Josh in his younger cowpoke days…
http://i.imgur.com/oPu2H1D.jpg
Oh… my.
Oh… my.
I need a stiff drink, each
I need a stiff drink, each and every time some of these so called tech journalists, not on PCper, comments about any new ARM based 64 bit mobile chips, first they assoicate the 64 bit data bus, registers, etc., that any CPU is measured on, 32 bit data bus, and registers for 32 bit CPU, and 64 bit data bus and registers, for 64 bit CPUs! These journalists (the so called tech experts) always make the mistake of assoicating the CPU’s data width, with the amount of memory the CPU can address, and the data bus has nuthing to do with how much memory a CPU can address, memory addressing is a function of the CPU,s address bus, so the 32, and 64 bit size, for measuring the “bit size” of a CPU has nuthing to do with how much memory the CPU can adderess, want more memory to be addressed, make the address bus wider, but CPU size is measured on the size of the data bus, and the size of the CPUs standard maxium with of the general purpose internal registers! Want your tablet or cell phone to have 4 gigs of total addressable memory, you only need to have a 32 bit address bus, but why are these so call tech reporters allowed to continue to make these same mistakes, I need a drink!
P.S. I am not including the many special purpose CPU registers that exist on many CPUs of the 20 years, that can and do have registers larger than the standard word size of the CPU, via special extended instruction sets!
Ok, now that I’ve had a few
Ok, now that I’ve had a few more gin and Canada dry talls, I’m going to ramble on, ’bout the ARMs top tier archetecture liscense! Folks Apple takes the ARM instruction set [ONLY] and builds a CPU from the ground up that can execute the ARM 64 bit instruction set, just like AMD does with its x86 instruction set cross liscense from Intel (thank you IBM for forcing Intel to do this so many moons ago!) So Apple, Qualcomm, and in the future Samsung and AMD, and maybe Nvidia, will build custom ARM 64 bit CPUs based around the ARM 64 bit top teir archetecture liscense! Remember Apple’s CPU is an all Apple design, that just so happins to execute the ARM Holdings 64 bit instruction set, via the large wad-o-cash that Apple, or any of the others with the clams to afford ARM holdings’ Top teir archetecture liscense! In the the future there is going to be a whole crap load of ARM 64 bit instruction set based CPU/GPU custom mashups that will run circles around ARM’s generaic refrence designs 64 bit CPUs that companys without the big Apple/Qualcomm/Samsung/AMD big bucks archetecture liscense, will offer! Look for some damn powerful and low cost Linux based CromeBook/laptops running custom ARM 64 bit CPUs with AMD/Nvidia/Other intrigrated GPUs, with some better than IRIS Pro graphics, and some good needed competition with the Chip Pimps at Intel!
Woops, Time for more hair of the dog!
Drink more! I’ll join you!
Drink more! I'll join you!
Hay, that’s a good use for
Hay, that’s a good use for all that excess GPU heat, just put a pot-o-sour mash on that GPU an run the copper tubing out the back and through the copper coil, right into the ball jar it go! Or the OAK barrel for some age, with right moss and filtering!
That copper still looks
That copper still looks amazing!
Can the whiskey be
Can the whiskey be overclocked?
I’ll be most likely a
I’ll be most likely a minority on this. But Honestly I’m disappointed and confused by this post. That is honestly not a reason I visit this site. It’s called PC Perspective.. not AA Perspective.
The best part of reading a
The best part of reading a website is that you get to choose what you read! Unlike TV shows where you have to sit through sections you might not care about, you don't have to click on articles or posts that you have no interest in.
I laughed out loud!
I laughed out loud!
This explains the quality of
This explains the quality of the last few podcasts so very clearly now. 😉
Before we know it, there’ll be a whole “barside chat” section in PCPer. I’m betting that soon we’ll even see reviews for “Midnight Moon” authentic legal moonshine….
Authentic legal moonshine…
Authentic legal moonshine… that sounds horrific. Why would people do that to themselves?
Everclear 190 proof would be
Everclear 190 proof would be close to legal shine, but not as smooth as the stuff in the ball jars, real shine goes down like spring water, and warms you up like a whole supercomputer rack of the hottest GPUs!
SnuffySmith’sPickledLiver.
As a side note, I am proud to
As a side note, I am proud to say that I have never drank Everclear. That is all.
You don’t drink everclear,
You don’t drink everclear, you eat it.
As someone who lives just
As someone who lives just south of you I’ve never heard of Wyoming whiskey. I’ll have to give it a “shot.” I’m too closed minded with my usual Canadian Mist and rare splurge for Crown Royal.:) Although I have ventured into what my own state offers with the excellent (and expensive) Colorado whiskey and the almost as good Breckenridge whiskey.
Come December, you might just
Come December, you might just see it for sale in stores down in CO.
Where’s the Scotch review?
Where’s the Scotch review? Ardbeg Uigeadail anyone?
Sure! Ship me a bottle!
Sure! Ship me a bottle!
I’d need to refresh my memory
I'd need to refresh my memory but it was a brilliant morning!
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ayqseey8ja8ezb/100_0632.JPG
Alcohol is not good for
Alcohol is not good for gaming. Or your health in general…it is a toxin.
Oxygen can be toxic as well.
Oxygen can be toxic as well. Hell, it can turn iron to brittle rust. I'll take alcohol, please.
Edit: The human body also produces alcohol by itself… look up endogenous ethenol production.
Yeah, alcohol is horrible for
Yeah, alcohol is horrible for gaming and health, except for all the times that it is good for them.
You can now order this
You can now order this whiskey online through a liquor store in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
http://www.wineliquorbeer.com/sku22914.html
Really? No comments on the
Really? No comments on the picture? ‘Outstanding in his field’….come on it’s not often you get visual puns.
Blame David… it is was his
Blame David… it is was his own picture!
Just as an update! WW is
Just as an update! WW is bottling up a bunch of batches right now and will have them out and about on Dec. 5th. They will also be shipping to Colorado and Texas, so the product will be available in those states. This is their "unlimited" release, so there should be plenty of bottles around for everyone to grab a hold of. The prices should be pretty reasonable around $39 to $46 in most places.