Columbus ohio september 8 2020 watershed barrel strength bourbon a limited release bourbon expression from watershed distillery is slated to release on september 19 2020 at watershed distillery s columbus based bottle shop.
Bourbon barrel gin watershed distillery.
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Drink 2 oz watershed bourbon neat over ice.
2 oz watershed bourbon barrel gin 5 oz simple syrup 4 dash orange bitters.
Add ingredients to a mixing glass and stir for 35 40 seconds.
Watershed distillery bourbon barrel gin watershed s bourbon barrel gin is exactly what it sounds like the four peel stuck in a bourbon barrel for a year.
Liquorstore allocation to select stores throughout ohio begins onseptember 21 with allocation to additional u s.
That s not all that separates them from the crowd though.
Bourbon barrel gin from watershed distillery is bottled at 88 proof.
Though watershed bourbon barrel gin tastes a bit dry and young at times it impart some nice balance and character to the spirit.
Allow me to explain.
Eschewing the more popular copper column stills watershed uses a 60 gallon pot still to create their whiskey distilling each batch twice before barreling.
Bourbon barrel gin as well as all of the distillery s other spirits are available at watershed distillery in columbus ohio 1145 chesapeake ave columbus ohio 43212 and at liquor stores and retailers in ohio kentucky illinois michigan georgia connecticut and new york.
Garnish with your favorite cherries.
Strain over rocks or in a chilled coupe glass.
Strain over a large ice cube in an old fashioned glass garnish with an orange peel and enjoy.
I ve just had the chance to try the barrel finished nocino produced by columbus s watershed distillery.
Current watershed bourbon available on shelves is three years aged and the distillery s goal is to eventually have a six year aged bourbon.
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You probably won t mistake this for a gordon s or beefeater but for those in search of a contemporary aged gin with a bold unique perspective watershed distillery hits the mark.
It s an annual limited release distilled from grain and fruit infused with ohio walnuts and finished in bourbon barrels.
Along with the watershed bourbon i also received a sample of watershed distillery s pre bottled old fashioned which i presume uses this bourbon as the base and adds premium bitters raw sugar and ohio cherry juice to create a ready to drink old fashioned.
2 oz watershed bourbon 1 oz sweet vermouth 6 dash angostura bitters.
Bourbon from watershed distillery was first released in 2012 and was two years aged at the time.
Watershed in columbus oh predates the mad rush of new producers by a couple of years beginning distillery operations in 2012.
Not too complicated but a common.