Tavern Well

Question 1

Vodka

Answer 1

Producer: Wheatley Vodka, Buffalo Trace
Location: Kentucky
Tasting Notes: Crisp clean taste with hints of vanilla.

Question 2

Gin

Answer 2

Producer: Spring44 Gin
Base Distillate: Juniper, Coriander, Nutmeg, Agave Necar
Location: Colorado
Tasting Notes: Lemon zest, green tea quality. Dry Floral finish, notes of jasmine and lavendar.
Notes: Made with ‘artisinal spring water’

Question 3

White Rum

Answer 3

Producer: Ten to One White Rum
Base Distillate: Pot Still Rum from Dominican Republic and High Ester Pot Still Rum from Jamaica
Location: Caribbean islands
Tasting Notes: grassy and earthy, pineapple, white pepper, jasmine, citrus, honeysuckle, coriander, lemongrass.
Additional Notes: Former VP Starbucks, finished in used American Bourbon casks

Question 4

Dark Rum

Answer 4

Producer: Lemon Hart and Sons ‘Original 1804’
Base distillate: Blend Single Estate Rums
Location: Guyana
Tasting Notes: Dark Brown sugar, island spices, vanilla, cocoa, dark honey, caramel, and oak.
Additional Notes: English style distillery, 200 years old. Bourbon barrel aged

Question 5

Bourbon

Answer 5

• *Producer:** Elijah Craig ‘Small Batch’, Heaven Hills Distilleries
• *Base Distillate:** 78% Corn, 10% Rye, 12% Malted Barley
• *Location:** Kentucky
• *Tasting Notes:** Warm Spice and subtle Smoke Flavor
• *Additional Notes:** Heaven Hills is private, family-owned distillery.

Question 6

Rye

Answer 6

• *Producer:** Old Forester
• *Mash Bill:** 65% Rye, 20% Malted Barley, 15% Corn
• *Location:** Kentucky
• *Tasting Notes:** Brown Sugar, black pepper, spice, dry finish, lemon and anise
• *Additional Notes:** Held medicinal license to distill during prohibition. 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Gold recipient

Question 7

Japenese Whisky

Answer 7

Producer: Suntory Toki Blended Japenese Whisky
Mash Bill: blended grain and malt whiskey, Hakushu Single Malt/Chita Grain whisky blend
Location: Osaka, Japan
Tasting Notes: Round sweet blend, citrus, spice, vanilla, oak, white pepper, and ginger
Additional Notes: 3 Distilleries in blend, Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Chita.
Toki means ‘time’ in Japanese.

Question 8

Irish

Answer 8

Producer: Powers Gold Label
Mash Bill: Blended Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey
Location: Ireland
Tasting Notes : Cinnamon, crisp, barley, spiced honey, toasted wood
Additional notes: First Irish Whiskey to be bottled, historically single pot still
Same distillery as Jameson, Midleton, Cork
Cut from the heart of the distillate, more top and tail gets thrown away than any other irish whiskey

Question 9

Scotch

Answer 9

Producer: Compass Box- Great King Street Artist Blend
Mash Bill: 46.2% Grain Whiskey (Cameronbridge- Standard)
29.7% malt Whiskey (Clynelish- First Fill Bourbon)
16.1% Highland Malt Blend (New French Oak)
8% Malt Whiskey (Linkwood- Sherry Cask)

Location: Chiswick, West London
Tasting Notes: Rich and delicate, notes of cream, spice, peach tart, apple crumble
Additional Notes: Founded in 2000 by John Glaser (Marketing Director for Johnie Walker)
Launched ‘Scotch Whisky Transparency’ with Bruichladdich, sharing full age component information.
Whiskey Advocate Blend of the Year 2012
Inspired by 100 Year old recipe and paired with modern cask-finishing techniques

Question 10

Tequila

Answer 10

Producer: El Tequileño Plantino Blanco
Varietal: 100% Blue Agave
Location: Highlands, Jalisco, Mexico
Tasting Notes: Mineral, citrus, black pepper, floral
Additional Notes: Family Owned and Operated
Pronounced: El Tek-Eh-Lane-Yo
Mellowed in oak for 30 days before bottling
Highland region produces sweeter blue agave than lowland valley

Question 11

Mezcal

Answer 11

• *Producer:** Mezcal El Silencio
• *Varietal:** 100% Espadin (Double Distilled Copper Pots)
• *Location:** San Baltazar Guelavila, Oxaca
• *Tasting Notes:** Smokey espadin with notes of f resh green herbs, charred stone fruit, white pepper
• *Additional Notes:** Logo is inspired by David Lynch ‘Mullholland Drive’ film

Question 12

Cognac

Answer 12

Producer: Hine
Varietal: 90% Ugni Blanc
Appelation: Grand Champagne, Cognac
Tasting Notes: Red berries, allspice, upfront heat balanced by mango and coconut
Additional Notes: Known for collecting vintage cognacs, collection of best vintages.
Cellar master creates rich complex blends from the vintage collections.
Sources only from Grande and Petite Champagne Cognac Crus
Distills wines on the lees creating roundness
Blend of more than 12 Grande and Petite Champagne Eau-de-Vie. The youngest being aged for at least 4 years.