Innovative Whiskeys From the USA

I'm blessed with having been send 12 samples of Whiskey/bourbon/rye made by some of the innovating distilleries in the USA! All for educational purposes off cause! 

Just to share what a vast amount of studying material I have been send I'm posting these photos below as a thank you to the kind Lads that send them to me! 

The samples were generously send by the Guys from Harimex Development which imports and wholesale a large gamma of drinks. Please see their website http://newsite.haromex.com

From the Koval Distillery samples were send of:

• Millet whiskey, 100% millet, 40% ABV, 80 proof
• Rye whiskey, 100% rye, 40% ABV, 80 proof, 80 proof
• Four grain whiskey, 47% ABV, 94 proof (JIM MURRAY’S WHISKY BIBLE 2017, US Micro Whisky of the Year (Runner Up)
• Bourbon, 51% corn / 49% millet, 47% ABV, 94 proof

From the Catoctin Creek Distillery samples were send of:

• Roundstone Rye, 40% ABV, 100% Rye,
• Roundstone Rye 92 proof, 46% ABV, 100% Rye, Distiller's Reserve
• Roundstone Rye Cask proof, 58,9% ABV (depending on the barrel), 100% Rye

Review can be found in this blog : catoctin-creek-roundstone-rye

From the Journeyman Distillery samples were send of:

• Corsets, Whips & Whiskey, wheat whiskey, Cask Strength 58,5 % ABV, 117 Proof
• Raven wood rye whiskey, 45% ABV, 90 proof 
• Featherbone bourbon, 45% ABV, 90 proof
• W.R. White, 45% ABV, 90 proof

What do I hope to learn from these Whiskeys?

• I have compared the new make journeyman with the end product. You can read about that here. The difference between new make and the final product is rather big! 
• I will compare these with the American Whiskeys I already own, Corsair Tripple Smoke, Noah's Mill and Elijah Craig 12 years.
• I will compare all the rye mashbills and see how 51% rye or 100% rye influences the pallet.
• I will see if what I learn tells me something about the wood influences found in "sherry" matured "scotch". This I'm (still) investigating in another blog

• I should get more information and know how about how all these different corns and malts and grains influence the end result.

Blogs to investigate this task are :
Koval "Millet" : Koval "Millet"
Catoctin Creek : Roundstone Rye
Corsair Distillery: Triple Smoke

Lastly I will probably have loads of fun exploring the distilleries that have produced these drams and seeing what makes them unique!