This is a rare and beautiful spirit that’s not likely to ever be made again for a long time (see website for details). That time in wood had an amazing effect on the “light” spirit imparting incredible vanilla and white chocolate notes. We were lucky to find 100 barrels of light whiskey produced from corn aged in 2nd fill barrels. In North America, light whiskey gets blended with heavier straight whiskey to make blended Canadian (about 95+% of all Canadian whiskey) as well as most American blended whiskeys that are not blended straight whiskeys. Palate: Rich and earthy on the palate with. It gets blended with heavier malt whiskey to make blended scotch. Whether sipped or stirred, this bourbon is blended to be your tried and true. In the U.K., what they call grain whiskey is more or less the same thing as light whiskey. It is the “dilutant” in about 95% of the world’s blended whiskeys. However, light whiskey has an important role to play in the world of whiskey. because we prefer our “heavier” straight whiskeys. However, most light whiskey is distilled to 94.5% ABV so it’s almost NGS! Distilling that high removes almost all the congeners, the chemicals other than ethanol that whiskey lovers call “flavor.” Light whiskey isn’t common in the U.S. First, the mash bill is 100 corn, rather than being tempered with rye, wheat, or barley as is custom in most American whiskies. Taste: Rich and earthy on the palate with well balanced f. Light smoke and smoldering wood from a campfire. This offering from High West is an unusual American whiskey in a number of ways. High West American Prairie Reserve Whiskey 375ml: Nose: Light caramel and sweet vanilla. At High West, we believe education leads to appreciation so we’d like to shed some light on a rarely discussed type of whiskey… “light whiskey.” Not to be confused with lower calories or an Edison light bulb, “light” denotes a grain spirit distilled between 80-95% alcohol by volume (ABV) - it’s “lighter” than a straight whiskey (which is distilled to 95%. High West Whiskey Campfire Tasting Notes: Aroma: Floral, fruity, bright and spicy.
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