Boss Hog Whiskey Samurai

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Boss hog whiskey samurai. 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. The new whistlepig the boss hog. Like the other boss hog editions before it the samurai scientist will be sold at a variety of premium liquor stores bars and restaurants across the united states entering select international. 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.

This sixteen year old single barrel barrel proof whiskey was finished in barrels that held umeshu a traditional japanese plum cordial. 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. The boss hog edition 六 is the first american whiskey finished using japanese umeshu the result of a true collaboration between whistlepig and kitaya brewery on japan s kyushu island. 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.

Introducing the first american whiskey finished in japanese umeshu barrels. The result of a true collaboration between whistlepig and kitaya brewery on japan s kyushu island the boss hog edition 六. The samurai scientist according to those behind it is 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. Whistle pig boss hog vi samurai scientist.

November 29 2019 by elias aoude last month we covered the release of whistlepig the boss hog vi. This limited edition whiskey is a collaboration between whistlepig s team and japanese brewers from kitaya a shōchū and umeshu producer located near yame city in fukuoka prefecture on japanʼs kyushu island. 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. The samurai scientist is named after a japanese chemist jōkichi takamine who introduced koji fermentation to the american whiskey industry in the 19th century.

The samurai scientist is inspired by whistlepig s passion for pushing the boundaries of rye whiskey fusing japanese and american techniques.