Koval Four Grain WhiskeyKoval Distillery in Chicago has earned a reputation as a true innovator amongst the craft distillery crowd. This four grain whiskey is unusual in its class because it features no corn in the mash bill, and is instead distilled from a bill consisting of oat, malted barley, rye, and wheat. The grains are all sourced from a local and organic farmers collective. The spirit is aged in new oak barrels from Minnesota with a heavy char. The resulting spirit

dry finish of black pepper

Filtration: None

the tequila is aged for 12 months in new american oak barrels to create more of the same award winning tequila that has been produced in Guanajuato

But will say this - the whiskey drinks very smooth

joyful wine here that sings of bright cherry

and the salty buttered popcorn finish announce themselves without subtlety

the stills are nearly seventeen feet tall - the tallest of any distillery in Scotland - and as a result

The sherry casks give the whiskey an unusual spice and sweetness

On the palate there are clean mineral notes and herbaceous flavours with a hint of spice

(The rest of our mash is filled out with malted barley and rye

Notes of orange

Notes of crème brûlée and shortbread with caramelized orange and heather on the nose open to a balanced and smooth palate faint with citrus notes