WHISKEY FLIGHTS 3 - 3/4 oz tastes

“It’s All About The Barrel” Flight 14Follow this whiskey on its path from white corn whiskey into 10 year old bourbon. All three of these whiskeys use the same traditional bourbon mash bill of mostly corn, finished with some rye and malted barley. Here we see the whiskey at different points in its aging, from whitedog, to 4 years old, and finally culminating in 10 year old, single barrel bourbon.—Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1—Benchmark Bourbon—Eagle Rare Single Barrel L&E

“It’s All About The Grain” Flight 16These farm focused distillers are revolutionizing the way we think about grain varietals in whiskey production by highlighting locally grown heirloom grains as a major factor in whiskey production.—A.D. Laws Four Grain Bonded—J. Henry & Sons Cask 5yr Small Batch —Whiskey Acres Rye

The Whiskey Thief 21Like drilling into a barrel and pulling a dram straight from the barrel these offerings are all un-cut. This flight will lead you through a standard Recipe Rye Bourbon, a Wheated Bourbon, and a Straight Rye- but beware- this flight is not for the faint-hearted.—Stagg Jr. Barrel Proof—Maker’s Mark Cask Strength—Michter’s Cask Strength Rye

Rolling With The Homies... 18We have picked out a lot of barrels for Longman, but every once in a while, we get the honor of joining some of our friends in the industry to taste some amazing whiskey and share some of theirpicks as well. Here's a few of our current favorites.—George Dickel 9yr Private Selection "Wiggity Wack Daniels"—Elijah Craig Goose Island Single Barrel Selection—Four Roses Lonesome Rose Private Barrel Selection

Pappy Van Who? 25When Julian “Pappy” Van Winkle acquired the “Old Fitzgerald” brand, he successfully turned it into one of the best selling bourbon brands in America. When the Van Winkle family had to sell off their interest in the Stitzel-Weller distillery, which produced the famous brand, they held on to one label, Old Rip Van Winkle. It is produced in partnership with the Buffalo Trace distillery to this date.—Old Fitzgerald Prime—Old Rip Van Winkle 107—Van Winkle “Lot B” 12yr

Rye Not? {Rye Whiskey} 21Rye whiskey was the prevalent whiskey of the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania and Maryland, but largely disappeared after Prohibition. In the United States, “rye whiskey” is, by law, made from a mash of at least 51 percent rye.—Sazerac Rye—Old Maysville Club Malted Rye—Whistle Pig 10yr

To Peat or Not to Peat 25When people think of Scotch Whiskys, they tend to think of smoky, peat-laden palate wreckers but the truth is that the birthplace of whisky contains a multitude of diverse styles. This flight takes you on a tour of those styles starting with an unpeated Islay single malt, followed by a sherry cask-aged vatted malt, and concluding with a moderately peaty malt from the Speyside region.—Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie—Compass Box Flaming Heart—The Balvenie Peat Week 14yr