{"id":7065,"date":"2017-02-16T15:28:30","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/?p=7065"},"modified":"2017-02-16T15:28:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T14:28:30","slug":"5-whiskies-made-unusual-grain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/5-whiskies-made-unusual-grain\/","title":{"rendered":"5 whiskies made from unusual grain"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to whisky production, all-mighty Barley is often king in its castle, while corn, rye & wheat come as its usual vassals, but did you know that whisk(e)y could actually be made from other cereals? As I often like to remind you, we’re living some really exciting times for the industry, a craft golden age where innovation\/experimentation now lies at the forefront of distillers’ strategies. So let’s have a look at 5 whiskies made from uncommon grain…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Quinoa Whiskey – Corsair<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Based in Tennessee, Corsair<\/a> is a distillery known for its renegade approach to making whiskey. One of Darek Bell’s many experimental whiskeys is this one<\/a>, which is made from both malted barley and red and white quinoa seeds (80% and 20% respectively.)<\/p>\n

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Buckwheat Whisky – Eddu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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A ‘double matured’ Breton whisky<\/a> that’s made exclusively with buckwheat! Maturation initially takes place in ex-Cognac French oak casks before the spirit is moved into casks made of oak from Paimpont forest in central Brittany. This forest is thought to be the legendary semi-mythical Broc\u00e9liande from Arthurian romance containing Merlin’s tomb and holding magical powers…<\/p>\n

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Triticale whiskey – Dry Fly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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From the Dry Fly Distillers in Spokane, Washington comes a whiskey made using triticale, which is a hybrid of wheat and rye grains. Lots of ginger and dried fruits notes throughout this one, joined by vanilla and oak spice along the way – very interesting indeed! And no, triticale wasn’t the grain featured in the Star Trek episode ‘The Trouble with Tribbles’. That was quadrotriticale.<\/p>\n

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Oat Whiskey – Koval<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Primary notes of caramel and oats with a rich, creamy finish, the Oat<\/a> has become a favorite in Chicago. Aged in new American oak from Minnesota. Only the \u201cheart cut\u201d of the distillate, no \u201cheads\u201d or \u201ctails.\u201d Grains sourced from a local organic farmer collective in the Midwest.<\/p>\n

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Millet Whiskey – Koval<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aged in new American oak from Minnesota. Millet is a prized grain in Asia and Africa and popular base for spirits in Nepal, though this is the first whiskey to be made out of millet<\/a>. Only the \u201cheart cut\u201d of the distillate, no \u201cheads\u201d or \u201ctails.\u201d Grains sourced from a local organic farmer collective in the Midwest.<\/p>\n

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Cover Pic: \u00a0whiskygalore<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When it comes to whisky production, all-mighty Barley is often king in its castle, while corn, rye & wheat come as its usual vassals, but did you know that whisk(e)y could actually be made from other cereals? As I often like to remind you, we’re living some really exciting times for the industry, a craft golden age where innovation\/experimentation now lies at the forefront of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[356],"tags":[69,1087,245,1086,24,1085,274,1083,1084,246,1081,1082,1077,1078,1079,1080,1076],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7065"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7065"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7079,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7065\/revisions\/7079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewhiskylady.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}