Dec. 2, 2023

๐Ÿ”’ St. George Baller!

๐Ÿ”’ St. George Baller!
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On today's episode we have a glass of Baller American single Malt! We continue our series on American Single Malts with St. George Distillery based out of California. We talk about Japanese Whisky, Apricots, and the pop suicide.ย  All that and more on today's episode of Whiskey Chasers!ย 


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  • History of distillery
    • owner/s- Jorg Rupf
      • Came here as the youngest judge for the ministry of culture from Germany
    • When it was founded-1982, less than 20 distilleries in the country at that time
      • First product was eau de vie, a colorless fruit brandy
        • eau de vie is french for โ€œwater of Lifeโ€
      • 2004 it moved to Alameda Naval Air station, where they have a 65,000 Sq FT Airplane hanger to fill!
      • 2007 they released the first legal Absinth since it was banned in 1912
    • Where it was founded
      • Alamenda, CA

    • Why they chose to start
      • Jorg distilled in Germany as a hobby, and coming here he couldn't get his eau de vie, so he started making his own.
  • Tasting
  • The bottle
    • The look of the bottle
    • What is written on it
      • The name comes from the Japanese Highball, a popular drink in Japan which they say this would be good in
        • Japanese highball is 2 oz japanese whisky over ice, fill with sparkling water
    • Notes on why it looks the way it does
  • The juice
    • When was this expression created-2016
    • Why did it come about
      • A california Take on a japanese spin on scotch whisky
    • Mash bill
      • 100% malted Barely, Mostly 2 row pale malted
      • Aged in Used Bourbon and French oak wine casks
      • Maple Charcole smokedย 
      • Finished in Omeshu barrelsย 
        • Omeshu is a plum liquor and this one was made from california grown Ome fruit
          • Ome fruit is what they call a plum but it is closer to an apricotย 
    • Who made it
      • Lance Winters is distiller
        • Joined in 1996 with a jar of homemade whiskey as his resume
  • The type
    • Does it follow the rules of a certain type of whiskey?

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