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Drink Among Giants: Redwood Empire Whiskey Takes California Whiskey to New Heights

California’s Largest Whiskey Producer Introduces Bottled in Bond Collection from Spring 2016 Season

GRATON, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Redwood Empire Whiskey announces the release of its first collection of Bottled in Bond whiskeys: Redwood Empire Rocket Top Straight Rye Whiskey and Redwood Empire Grizzly Beast Straight Bourbon Whiskey . These unique Bottled in Bond expressions continue to define Redwood Empire as a notable whiskey producer in the long-standing tradition of American spirits.

Both Rocket Top Rye and Grizzly Beast Bourbon were produced under the strict tenets of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 and distilled in the spring of 2016 at Redwood Empire’s West Sonoma County distillery by master distiller Jeff Duckhorn. Both whiskeys were aged for five years and bottled at 100 proof. Only 500 cases of each expression were produced. These limited offerings have a suggested retail price of $79.99/750 ml.

“We’re thrilled to introduce our first Bonded Bourbon (Grizzly Giant) and Rye (Rocket Top),” said founder and proprietor Derek Benham. “We started the Redwood Empire Whiskey project in 2011, first introducing our blended straight whiskey (Lost Monarch), then our Rye (Emerald Giant), and finally our Bourbon (Pipe Dream) in 2019. We are careful and patient with the way we make and age our whiskeys. The first release of our Redwood Empire Bonded Bourbon and Rye is ten years in the making, a testimony to the adage that many good things take time. We craft all our whiskeys with that in mind, hopefully providing a moment of pleasure for those who choose to have them in their lives.”

Redwood Empire controlled production from grain-to-glass for these two distinctive whiskeys. Duckhorn and his team delivered complexity and character through careful and thoughtful decisions from the selection of grains and unique mash bills to the significant cuts of heads and tails during distillation. The temperate weather conditions of Northern California allow a slow, even flavor extraction from the barrels throughout the year which imbues Redwood Empire whiskeys with their signature style.

“A Bottled in Bond-designated whiskey shares the most important information about its origins with whiskey lovers,” explains Master Distiller Jeff Duckhorn. “The ‘who’, the ‘what’, the ‘how old’ and the ‘where.’ These whiskeys are a time capsule back to 2016 and the culmination of our team’s hard work, patience and dedication. I am thrilled to finally get to share them with whiskey aficionados.”

AT A GLANCE

Redwood Empire Bottled in Bond Rocket Top Straight Rye Whiskey 87% rye, 7% malted barley, 6% wheat

Straight rye, aged minimum five years in 53-gallon American White Oak barrels, primarily toasted and charred to level 3. With a high percentage of rye, the result are aromas of sandalwood, cloves, parsnip, and dry leaves with a savory palate of rich malt, black pepper, coffee grounds, and leather. Rocket Top is named for the 365-foot coastal redwood in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

Redwood Empire Bottled in Bond Grizzly Beast Straight Bourbon Whiskey 69% corn, 22% rye, 5% malted barley, 4% wheat

Straight Bourbon whiskey, aged minimum five years in 53-gallon American White Oak barrels, primarily toasted and charred to level 3. Aromas of plump raspberry, brown sugar and cinnamon-spiced walnuts open into a rich, full mouth of salted caramel, buttermilk, and orange zest. Grizzly Beast gets its name from two giants: Grizzly Giant, a giant Sequoia in Yosemite National Park, and Mattole Beast, a massive 375-foot coastal redwood in Humboldt Redwoods State Park.

About Redwood Empire Whiskey

Founded in 2011 by proprietor Derek Benham, Redwood Empire Whiskey is known for its collection of smooth, complex, and balanced whiskeys created by the team of master distiller Jeff Duckhorn and head distiller Lauren Patz. Located in the heart of Sonoma County, where ancient redwoods thrive, the cool climate delivers a consistent barrel extraction of flavor, producing exceptional whiskey.

In addition to the Bonded expressions, Redwood Empire also includes Pipe Dream Bourbon, Emerald Giant Rye, and Lost Monarch Blend of Straight Whiskeys. Each whiskey is named after an iconic tree from the Redwood Empire, which stretches from San Francisco north to the Oregon border. To ensure the health of tomorrow’s forests, Redwood Empire Whiskey has partnered with Trees for the Future, where a tree is planted for every bottle sole. More than 340,000 trees have been planted to date. Drink Among Giants.

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Redwood Empire Pipe Dream Bourbon

Capsule review.

Classification: Bourbon

Company: Redwood Empire Distilling

Distillery: Undisclosed distilleries in California, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee

Release Date: Ongoing

Age: NAS (Websites states contains bourbon aged between 4-12 years)

Mashbill: 75% Corn, 21% Raw Rye, 4% Malt Barley

Color: Gold

MSRP: $35 (2021)

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Caramel | Oak | Vanilla | Light maple | Classic bourbon aroma with little fanfare

Roasted mixed nuts | Toasted oak | Caramel | Very smooth & butter

Dry oak | Pepper | Lingering strawberry rhubarb aftertaste

Redwood Empire’s Pipe Dream Bourbon gets its name from the 14th tallest tree on the planet. Like its namesake, Redwood Empire has lofty goals with their first bourbon brand crafting a blend of bourbons from four different states with a wide range of ages. I’m not sure if Redwood Empire’s goal was to create a quintessential bourbon flavor profile, but they certainly nailed it if that was the case. Pipe Dream Bourbon is mainly a straightforward bourbon that nails the caramel/vanilla/oak trio with expert precision. Easy sipping and inoffensive in every way, Redwood Empire nails being an every-person bourbon. That decision ends up being a double edged sword, as it makes the bourbon a bit on the boring side, lacking much excitement besides its delightful strawberry rhubarb aftertaste. The bourbon will probably work best as a gift to a budding bourbon drinker that will be equally impressed by the out-of-the-mainstream selection and enchanting label design. For more experienced drinkers, despite its straightforwardness, it gets a few bonus points for its amazingly smooth and buttery consistency. For its price, it's hard to beat the value it offers

Written By: Eric Hasman

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Rocket Top Straight Rye Whiskey , named after another gargantuan tree, also has a four-grain mash bill: 87 percent rye, 5 percent wheat, 5 percent malted barley and 3 percent corn. It too was distilled in 2017 and aged for a minimum of five years, after which 26 barrels were selected. Tasting notes for this expression note flavors of fig, peppercorn and caramel corn on the palate.

The first batch sold out last year, so if you want to get a bottle (SRP $89.99) you can visit the Redwood Empire online shop to purchase one.

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Redwood Empire Dives Deeper Into Grain Selection With Three New Whiskeys

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Sonoma County, California whiskey maker Redwood Empire was founded in 2015 by Derek Benham, owner of wine and spirits company Purple Brands , and master distiller Jeff Duckhorn. From the start, the mission has been to create grain-to-glass whiskey that explores the terroir of the Golden State, and now Redwood Empire is diving deeper into grains with three new whiskeys.

Foggy Burl and Devils Tower both saw a nationwide retail launch last week, but Screaming Titan won’t be released until next month. Redwood Empire, which currently produces only four barrels a day, teased that it has plans to start construction on a larger distillery later this year to expand production.

The key feature of all three whiskeys is their unusual mashbills. While using so many malt varieties isn’t unheard of— Westland also uses as many as seven in its single malt mashbills—it is fairly uncommon. The grain ratio on the four-grain bourbons is also decidedly unusual. According to master distiller Jeff Duckhorn, that’s by design. “Having a homebrewing background, I love to work with different grain types and coax out unique flavors,” says Duckhorn. “Starting this distillery from scratch in 2015, I was given a lot of creative freedom to explore different recipes as we learned the ins and outs of our unique equipment and environment.”

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Redwood Empire American Whiskey

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Whiskey Review: Redwood Empire American Whiskey

• by Aaron Knapp
• December 31, 2017

Tasting Notes:

With high demand for unique kinds of alcoholic beverages these days, especially in the United States, success in one area tends to encourage forays into another.  Such appears to be the case for Sonoma County, California-based Graton Distilling Company and their Redwood Empire American Whiskey .

The distillery traces its origins back to a man named Derek Benham, who, fitting to the region, started out in wine sales before eventually founding Purple Wine + Spirits in 2001 in Graton, Calif.  Founded in 2015 as the spirits arm of Purple Wine + Spirits, Graton Distilling Company first launched the owner’s eponymous D. George Benham’s Sonoma Dry Gin in early 2016, then a like-named vodka, and most recently Redwood Empire American Whiskey in September . 

While the company takes pride in its unique, custom-built micro-column still, the producers also aim to set Redwood Empire apart through blending. Starting with a mash bill of rye, corn and malted barley, they mix several 11-, 5-, and 4-year-old bourbons (40% of the final product) with 2- and 3-year-old ryes (the other 60%), which includes some rye distilled in house. Some of those distillates are aged in new, high-char, American oak casks while others are aged in either port or wine barrels – a confusing and proprietary procedure that the company doesn’t spell out fully.

The final product comes in at 90 proof and is sold in 750mL bottles for a suggested price of $45.

Tasting Notes: Redwood Empire American Whiskey 

Vital stats: A blend of bourbon and ryes aged between two and 11 years in either new oak or wine barrels, 90% ABV and sold for about $45 a bottle.

Appearance: A deep, honey-like amber, perhaps a touch redder in hue than the average whiskey.

Nose: Initially hits the nasal passages with a sweet, tropical bouquet of sweet, Mexican vanilla, tangerine, and a bit of spicy sandalwood. As one continues smelling, that evolves into an earthier aroma of apple, caramel, and nutmeg.

Palate: The first sip falls onto the tongue with the flavor of delicate vanilla syrup with faint notes of apple and nutmeg. Those additional flavors build a bit over the next few seconds and begin to take on a spicy character of rye and nutmeg, but the sip generally stays on the sweeter side. The finish brings a gentle wave of rye that gradually works its way from the back of the mouth to the front, leaving a coat of earthy vanilla and a faint tingling that gently flares up on occasion in the back of the mouth.

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Moscow metro private tours.

• 2-hour tour $87:  10 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with hotel pick-up and drop-off
• 3-hour tour $137:  20 Must-See Moscow Metro stations with Russian lunch in beautifully-decorated Metro Diner + hotel pick-up and drop off. 
• Metro pass is included in the price of both tours.

Highlight of Metro Tour

• Visit 10 must-see stations of Moscow metro on 2-hr tour and 20 Metro stations on 3-hr tour, including grand Komsomolskaya station with its distinctive Baroque décor, aristocratic Mayakovskaya station with Soviet mosaics, legendary Revolution Square station with 72 bronze sculptures and more!
• Explore Museum of Moscow Metro and learn a ton of technical and historical facts;
• Listen to the secrets about the Metro-2, a secret line supposedly used by the government and KGB;
• Experience a selection of most striking features of Moscow Metro hidden from most tourists and even locals;
• Discover the underground treasure of Russian Soviet past – from mosaics to bronzes, paintings, marble arches, stained glass and even paleontological elements;
• Learn fun stories and myths about Coffee Ring, Zodiac signs of Moscow Metro and more;
• Admire Soviet-era architecture of pre- and post- World War II perious;
• Enjoy panoramic views of Sparrow Hills from Luzhniki Metro Bridge – MetroMost, the only station of Moscow Metro located over water and the highest station above ground level;
• If lucky, catch a unique «Aquarelle Train» – a wheeled picture gallery, brightly painted with images of peony, chrysanthemums, daisies, sunflowers and each car unit is unique;
• Become an expert at navigating the legendary Moscow Metro system;
• Have fun time with a very friendly local;
• + Atmospheric Metro lunch in Moscow’s the only Metro Diner (included in a 3-hr tour)

Hotel Pick-up

Metro stations:.

Komsomolskaya

Novoslobodskaya

Prospekt Mira

Belorusskaya

Mayakovskaya

Novokuznetskaya

Revolution Square

Sparrow Hills

+ for 3-hour tour

Victory Park

Slavic Boulevard

Vystavochnaya

Dostoevskaya

Elektrozavodskaya

Partizanskaya

Museum of Moscow Metro

• Drop-off  at your hotel, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills or any place you wish
• + Russian lunch  in Metro Diner with artistic metro-style interior for 3-hour tour

Fun facts from our Moscow Metro Tours:

From the very first days of its existence, the Moscow Metro was the object of civil defense, used as a bomb shelter, and designed as a defense for a possible attack on the Soviet Union.

At a depth of 50 to 120 meters lies the second, the coded system of Metro-2 of Moscow subway, which is equipped with everything you need, from food storage to the nuclear button.

According to some sources, the total length of Metro-2 reaches over 150 kilometers.

The Museum was opened on Sportivnaya metro station on November 6, 1967. It features the most interesting models of trains and stations.

Coffee Ring

The first scheme of Moscow Metro looked like a bunch of separate lines. Listen to a myth about Joseph Stalin and the main brown line of Moscow Metro.

Zodiac Metro

According to some astrologers, each of the 12 stops of the Moscow Ring Line corresponds to a particular sign of the zodiac and divides the city into astrological sector.

Astrologers believe that being in a particular zadiac sector of Moscow for a long time, you attract certain energy and events into your life.

Paleontological finds 

Red marble walls of some of the Metro stations hide in themselves petrified inhabitants of ancient seas. Try and find some!

• Every day each car in  Moscow metro passes  more than 600 km, which is the distance from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
• Moscow subway system is the  5th in the intensity  of use (after the subways of Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai).
• The interval in the movement of trains in rush hour is  90 seconds .

What you get:

• + A friend in Moscow.
• + Private & customized Moscow tour.
• + An exciting pastime, not just boring history lessons.
• + An authentic experience of local life.
• + Flexibility during the walking tour: changes can be made at any time to suit individual preferences.
• + Amazing deals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the very best cafes & restaurants. Discounts on weekdays (Mon-Fri).
• + A photo session amongst spectacular Moscow scenery that can be treasured for a lifetime.
• + Good value for souvenirs, taxis, and hotels.
• + Expert advice on what to do, where to go, and how to make the most of your time in Moscow.

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Will it be easy to find my way in the Moscow Metro? It is a question many visitors ask themselves before hitting the streets of the Russian capital. As metro is the main means of transport in Moscow – fast, reliable and safe – having some skills in using it will help make your visit more successful and smooth. On top of this, it is the most beautiful metro in the world !

. There are over 220 stations and 15 lines in the Moscow Metro. It is open from 6 am to 1 am. Trains come very frequently: during the rush hour you won't wait for more than 90 seconds! Distances between stations are quite long – 1,5 to 2 or even 3 kilometers. Metro runs inside the city borders only. To get to the airport you will need to take an onground train - Aeroexpress.

RATES AND TICKETS

Paper ticket A fee is fixed and does not depend on how far you go. There are tickets for a number of trips: 1, 2 or 60 trips; or for a number of days: 1, 3 days or a month. Your trips are recorded on a paper ticket. Ifyou buy a ticket for several trips you can share it with your traveling partner passing it from one to the other at the turnstile.

On every station there is cashier and machines (you can switch it to English). Cards and cash are accepted. 1 trip - 55 RUB 2 trips - 110 RUB

Tickets for 60 trips and day passes are available only at the cashier's.

60 rides - 1900 RUB

1 day - 230 RUB 3 days - 438 RUB 30 days - 2170 RUB.

The cheapest way to travel is buying Troyka card . It is a plastic card you can top up for any amount at the machine or at the ticket office. With it every trip costs 38 RUB in the metro and 21 RUB in a bus. You can get the card in any ticket office. Be prepared to leave a deposit of 50 RUB. You can get it back returning the card to the cashier.

SamsungPay, ApplePay and PayPass cards.

One turnstile at every station accept PayPass and payments with phones. It has a sticker with the logos and located next to the security's cabin.

GETTING ORIENTED

At the platfrom you will see one of these signs.

It indicates the line you are at now (line 6), shows the direction train run and the final stations. Numbers below there are of those lines you can change from this line.

In trains, stations are announced in Russian and English. In newer trains there are also visual indication of there you are on the line.

To change lines look for these signs. This one shows the way to line 2.

There are also signs on the platfrom. They will help you to havigate yourself. (To the lines 3 and 5 in this case).