Ep. 100: Coppersea Distillery with Aaron Kravig

We've reached it! Episode 100! 

For Episode 100, I wanted to feature a distillery I initially wasn't sold on. I wanted to highlight the importance of retrying products every few years, especially for younger distilleries that continue to hone their craft. 

Coppersea sits in the beautiful Hudson Valley, right outside New Paltz (which is world-famous for its mountain climbing - who knew!). They're one of the few distilleries with on-site malting, which they use to add character to their ryes and bourbons in the form of malted rye and - weird upon weird - to an unmalted rye that honestly I didn't know what to do with when I first tried it. 

The distillery I wasn't sure about just a few years ago has truly come of age. Their ryes will still be nontraditional, but in the most traditional way: they pride themselves on pre-prohibition recipes and techniques. The bourbons might taste more familiar, but still uniquely New York, uniquely Hudson Valley, and uniquely Coppersea. 

Thrilled to see where they've come and where they've yet to go. Excelsior!

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Before we jump into the interview just a few quick notes:

The first WRP barrel pick is coming! I'm back from Tennessee after picking two barrels - that's right, two! - of Jack Daniel's Barrel Proof Rye. There are also upcoming picks of KO Distilling, Barrell Rye, and Spirits of French Lick (trust me - Alan has picked out some funky things for us to try!). $25 members get the chance to join me on picks: one of your fellow Patreon members joined me in Lynchburg, one is on the Spirits of French Lick team, and I'll be picking one or more for the KO pick once samples come in!

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