SHAKING AND STIRRING LAUNCHES

SAGAMORE SPIRIT CREATOR’S CASK

From the makers of award-winning, Maryland-style whiskey, comes the release of Creator’s Cask. Sagamore Spirt teamed up with four distinct content creators— WhiskyNomad, TheBrewBrotha, TheEducatedBarFly, and ThatOneDudeRyan—to create a blend of whiskey together to be sold to their followers (and beyond!). Finding a blend that appealed to each other’s unique perspectives took time and consideration, as well as some lively debate that can be found on YouTube.

The final liquid is a Maryland-style blend of seven-year-old straight rye whiskies, and the first of its kind in collaboration with creators.

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INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Sagamore Spirit Creator’s Cask Ice (optional)

PREPARATION

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass. Gently stir. Serve.

HARD TRUTH MASTER DISTILLER’S RESERVE COLLECTION

This limited time only bottling of three rye whiskey mash bills embodies Hard Truth’s dedication to bringing flavor innovation into the sweet mash rye whiskey world. This new collection includes a Chocolate Malt (RW-3), Caramel Malt (RW-4), and Malted Rye (RW-6). Each whiskey is mashed, distilled, aged, and bottled by the distillers at Hard Truth in Brown County, Indiana.

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INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Hard Truth Master Distiller’s Reserve Collection Ice (optional)

PREPARATION

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass. Gently stir. Serve.

KEEPER’S HEART 110 PROOF

Created by two heavyweights in the industry, Brian Nation and David Perkins, Keeper’s Heart marries Irish and American distillation processes to craft a unique style of whiskey with a remarkable flavor profile. In this new high-proof expression, to highlight the complexity and balance of Keeper’s Heart, Master Distiller Brian Nation put an emphasis on the unique qualities of Irish grain and single pot still whiskeys with their vibrant and robust rye. With aromas of bright floral, baking spices this whiskey leads with notes of candied ginger, vanilla, lemon zest that led into a lingering finish of spices, candy sweetness, and charred oak.

KEEPER’S COFFEE

INGREDIENTS

1 oz. Keeper’s Heart 110 Proof

½ oz. local maple syrup

8 oz. fresh hot coffee

Lightly whipped cream

PREPARATION

Combine ingredients in a mug. Top with whipped cream.

BENRIACH THE SIXTEEN

This three-cask matured spirit is a renewed recipe of the iconic expression and the “missing piece” of the brand’s flavor-forward profile of Single Malts. “The return of Benriach The Sixteen is a very special moment for the distillery as it is one of our most treasured expressions,” says Rachel Barrie, Master Blender for Benriach. “Our signature Speyside style blossoms at ten years old, finding depth and richer layers of orchard fruit character as it turns sixteen. Our core flavor components of fruit, malt and oak become more concentrated, enriched with age at sixteen years old, bringing layers of stone fruit, smooth creamy malt, wild honey, and nutty oak spice.”

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INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Benriach The Sixteen Ice (optional)

PREPARATION

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass. Gently stir. Serve.

REMUS GATSBY RESERVE

Released to celebrate F. Scott Fitzgerald’s legendary novel, The Great Gatsby, comes the latest member of Ross & Squibb Distillery’s Remus Bourbon family, Remus Gatsby Reserve. Bottled at 97.8 proof/48.9 ABV, the 15-year-old straight bourbon whiskey is offered in ultra-limited quantities.

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INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Remus Gatsby Reserve Ice (optional)

PREPARATION

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass. Gently stir. Serve.

WRITERS’ TEARS RED HEAD

Walsh Whiskey presents muchanticipated release of the Writers’ Tears Red Head Single Malt Irish Whiskey, a super-premium, tripledistilled, single malt matured in select handpicked Spanish sherry casks, previously seasoned with the finest Oloroso sherry. It is the influence of these scarce casks that give this expression of Writers’ Tears its signature rich and ruby hue, hence the moniker—Red Head.

Neat Or On The Rocks

INGREDIENTS

1 ½ oz. Writers’ Tears Red Head Ice (optional)

PREPARATION:

Combine ingredients in a rocks glass. Gently stir. Serve.

Finding ways to elevate an experience to another level, making what may seem mundane really special, is the cornerstone of great creativity.

For example, try taking an interesting cocktail and deconstruct it. Examine each ingredient, dissect them, explore what makes the experience of sipping this drink so unique. If you want to make it better, pay attention to the details. Go with your gut and make slight changes. After all, intuition is often worth its weight in gold. You never know; something new and exciting might be about to happen.

In this issue of Chilled, we explore leveling up, changing for the better, and the process of elevating a craft. We revisit our very first Chilled 100 ELEVATE event, which guided a group of professional bartenders on an educational and elevated journey around and through Louisville, Kentucky. We also highlight high-end spirits and cocktails that can propel any experience to new heights.

And in the spirit of all things new, next, above, and beyond, our cover icon, rock legend Lenny Kravitz tames a wild and mysterious liquid with his newest venture into the premium spirits world, Nocheluna Sotol.