Hillrock Single Malt Whiskey
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2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Gold Medal Winner
Estate grown barley is traditionally smoked in our on-site Malthouse with imported peat from Scotland for approximately 12 hours prior to distillation, creating a uniquely delicate whiskey. Notes of crème brulee and shortbread with caramelized orange and heather on the nose open to a balanced and smooth palate faint with citrus notes, but rounded with toffee, dried fruit, cinnamon and clove. The very long and slightly dry finish has a delicate, smokiness which lingers in this bright, honey amber whiskey.
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This bold and flavorful sipping whiskey is made from New York State-grown malt smoked for eight hours over Scottish peat (an 18-hour version is in the works too). Bold smoky-sweet campfire notes lead into toffee, chocolate and espresso before drying to a gentle exhale of smoke.
In the early 1800’s, New York produced more than half the young nation’s Barley and Rye and the Hudson Valley was the country’s breadbasket. With abundant high quality grain, local craft spirits flourished and over 1000 farm distilleries produced Whiskey and Gin reflecting the unique terroir of the region. In the 1930’s, Prohibition forced these distilleries to shut their doors and this wellspring of American spirits was left dry.
Hillrock Estate Distillery is changing this. Our mission is to produce the finest hand-crafted spirits made with our own grain, floor malted, craft distilled in our copper pot still, aged in fine oak and hand bottled at our estate in the Hudson Valley Highlands. Crowned by a fine 1806 Georgian house built by a successful grain merchant and Revolutionary War Captain and meticulously restored to its original beauty, Hillrock Distillery overlooks our rolling barley fields and the distant Berkshire Mountains. Like our premier spirits, every detail refined, no expense spared, quality steeped in the tradition of 200 years of rich history.