Description
2016 Craft Whiskey of the Year
-American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Awards
Woodinville® Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 45% ABV
This truly small-batch bourbon starts with traditionally grown corn, rye and malted barley. All of our staple grains are cultivated exclusively for us on the Omlin Family farm in Quincy, Washington. The grains are mashed, distilled, and barreled in our Woodinville® distillery, then trucked back over the Cascade Mountains to our private barrel houses, where Central Washington’s extreme temperature cycles promote the extraction of natural flavors from the oak. Prior to being coopered, the barrel wood is seasoned in open air, rain, wind, sun, and snow for eighteen months, softening the wood’s harsh tannins. The barrels are then slowly toasted and heavily charred to further enrich the wood’s desirable flavors. This meticulous process yields a truly hand-crafted spirit with aromas of crème brûlée and spice cabinet, as well as notes of rich caramel, dark chocolate, and vanilla bean on the palate with a sweet, lingering finish.
| Brand Name |
Woodinville |
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| Brand Short Description |
Woodinville Whiskey Co. brings time-honored traditions of bourbon production into a craft environment — using the highest quality locally grown grains, the best barrels and coopers in the world, the most technologically advanced distilling equipment, and the mentorship of an industry icon, David Pickerell, former Master Distiller for Maker’s Mark. |
| Brand Long Description |
The story of Woodinville doesn’t begin with a 100-year-old recipe or generations of family distillers. It begins with two best friends and a dream. The dream is to make the greatest craft whiskey in the world by bringing the time-honored traditions of bourbon production into a craft environment — using the highest quality locally grown grains, the best barrels and coopers in the world, the most technologically advanced distilling equipment, and the mentorship of an industry icon, David Pickerell, former Master Distiller for Maker’s Mark. And while the story is still unfolding, after being awarded “Craft Whiskey of the Year” and “Craft Rye Whiskey of the Year” two years in a row by the American Distilling Institute, and "Best Straight Bourbon" by the San Francisco World Spirit's Competition, things are headed in the right direction. |
| Know How |
Woodinville Whiskey Co. brings time-honored traditions of bourbon production into a craft environment — using the highest quality locally grown grains, the best barrels and coopers in the world, the most technologically advanced distilling equipment, and the mentorship of an industry icon, David Pickerell, former Master Distiller for Maker’s Mark. |
| Viticultural practices |
Woodinville is essentially a zero waste facility. In addition to only using non-GMO grain grown by a single family farm, all spent grain used in the whiskey making process is delivered to local dairy farms and used as cattle feed, putting it back into the lifecycle stream. |
| Water management |
At Woodinville, all cooling water used during the distillation process is collected and used for the next day’s mash. |
| Energy management |
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| Sustainability Certification |
Woodinville is essentially a zero waste facility. In addition to only using non-GMO grain grown by a single family farm, all spent grain used in the whiskey making process is delivered to local dairy farms and used as cattle feed, putting it back into the lifecycle stream. |
| Other sustainable practices |
All pallets that grain is delivered on are repurposed and used to ship bottled goods. |