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Spirits Tasting Series
Bartender Matt Connor plans and executes Spirits Tastings throughout the year at the Refectory. On the cutting edge of new and popular products in the market-place, Matt uses his extensive knowledge and personal contacts in the industry to bring exciting events to the Restaurant
White Whiskey Tasting
April 30th, 2012
Five Whiskeys, Simple Horsd'oeuvres
$19.00 per person
6:00pm
FOR SOME PEOPLE, fine whiskey is Kentucky Bourbon. Of course, what they mean by "fine whiskey" is barrel-aged bourbon which has acquired the caramel and vanilla flavors that result from years of storage in never-used-before, charred oak barrels. Whiskey without those flavors is sometimes characterized as raw, crude, and evil-tasting; a product suitable only for unsophisticated tastes, or perhaps as a novelty.
Now, to some of us who enjoy fresh-made whiskey, that characterization seems a little bit like suggesting that fresh peaches lack the delicate balance and flavor nuances of the more sophisticated canned peaches.
American Whiskey:
White Whiskey: Legal Moonshine
Corn whiskey is a very different spirit from aged bourbon, and not everyone likes the taste of their whiskey raw. But for those who do enjoy it, and for those who want to understand the relationship between the product of the corn farmer and the spirit we know as bourbon, this exploration is vital to understand.
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