Boss Hog Samurai Scientist Black Top
The newest whistlepig boss hog expression dubbed samurai scientist is a 16 year old rye whiskey that was distilled in canada using koji fermentation techniques.
Boss hog samurai scientist black top. Whistlepig rye boss hog samurai scientist reviewed by whiskey expert tom fischer. This limited edition is dedicated to the man who brought koji fermentation to the west aka the samurai as tom. Samurai scientist the sixth installment in whistlepig s the boss hog line will be the first american whiskey finished in japanese umeshu barrels. And it s the first time to my knowledge an american whiskey has ever been finished in barrels that previously held japanese umeshu a plum spirit.
Today whistlepig announced that 1 000 bottles of the samurai scientist in the us have had their labels printed in japanese and the silver gray pewter topper replaced with a black topper a limited run they re dubbing the samurai scientist katakana edition. The samurai scientist a 16 year old single barrel rye whiskey that was finished in barrels seasoned with umeshu a type of japanese liqueur made by steeping ume fruits a type of japanese apricot that s also referred to as a plum in alcohol. We review whistlepig the boss hog. The samurai scientist officially denoted not as the boss hog 6 but rather the boss hog japanese symbol for 6 which doesn t show up correctly here is wholly unlike anything else in the whistlepig stable.
Whistlepig farm the boss hog 6th edition samurai scientist straight rye whiskey vermont usa 750ml bottle 750ml 499 99. The sixth version of whistlepig s boss hog bottling is here and it s the company s most audacious and likely polarizing whiskey to date. Each bottle barrel is bottled at strength between 120 122 proof. This sixteen year old single barrel barrel proof whiskey was finished in barrels that held umeshu a traditional japanese plum cordial.