SINGLE BARREL
REEFER MADNESS
A whiskey like no other
Straight Rye curiously finished in our Rum cask solera and peated Scotch quarter casks.
Reefer Madness is the latest expression in our ever-evolving Exploratory Collection. After 7 years in charred American white oak, we transferred this beautiful rye into our Rum cask solera which features casks from four different distilleries in St. Croix, Venezuela, Jamaica, & Trinidad and Tobago. Cycling through the solera, the whiskey picks up rich sweetness and intensity that two additional years time and wood contact imparts before ultimately being placed into peated scotch quarter casks for a subtle tobacco smoke finish.
This is a whiskey like no other. A truly unique combination of casks intended to stimulate your senes and open your curiosity. And it makes a ridiculously good (think smoked) Old Fashioned.
reefer madness is exclusively available at The barrel lab in ferndale, wa.
PROOF: 112
DISTILLERY: MGP
BATCH NOTES: SINGLE BARREL 26-01
Mash Bill 1: 95 % rye 5% malted barley
Mash Bill 2: 45% corn 51% rye 4% malted barley
Finishing & Maturation: American white oak char #4 (200L Cask): 7 years | Ex-rum cask solera system: 2 years | Ex-Peated Islay Scotch quarter cask: 1 year
TASTING NOTES:
Nose: citrus, creme brûlée, toasted rye bread
Palate: orange marmalade, whipped honey butter on rye toast, with slight earthy biscuit-ey notes, finishes with sweet tobacco
Finish: a delightful ensemble that greets you with citrus marmalade, and falls to fire-roasted hatch chili pepper and toasted rye bread. Moves onto a subtle, yet long-lasting sweet tobacco that stays on your palette (think of a long draw on a rich and sweet cigar; bright leading into rich earth and dried fruits)
Learn more about the solera method, and explore some of the other Doc Swinson’s expressions featuring whiskeys aged in our solera, including our Solera Rye, and Golden Hour from our Exploratory Collection.
