Introducing: Two Drams Blended Whiskey | $75 | 51 %ABV | 102 Proof |
Breckenridge Distillery is proud to announce their newest collaboration with a Scottish Distillery, in arguably one of the best collaborations yet. This unique blends combines a hint of peated, house-made American Single Malt crafted at Breckenridge Distillery (similar to the coveted Dark Arts Malt Mash) and imported Scotch Whisky. Known for its massive, malty, and chocolatey profile – this whiskey has already achieved cult status and awards. The vision was always to use this robust base and infuse it with subtle, traditional Scotch notes creating a diverse portfolio of American whiskeys. This spirit has a complexity that fans will have to taste to believe.
Scroll down for the tasting notes of Two Drams
Breckenridge Distillery started because of the amazing, high mineral content water, as a direct source of the high alpine environment; similar to Highlands Scotch, that gets its peated tasting profile from their environment as well. Bryan Nolt, Founder and CEO, shares how Breckenridge Distillery collaborated with Scotch distilleries to create the smooth, full mouthfeel that Breckenridge is known for.
Q: How did you come up with the name Two Drams?
A: Like the Highlands of Scotland and the River Spey, our location in Breckenridge has unique qualities that make our whiskey special. Our 300-400 inches of annual snow permeates down the Continental Divide into the Tarn, our water source. The alluvial character of this water gives our whiskeys a special mouthfeel and long finish. As Two Drams is a marriage of our Dark Arts American Malt Whiskey and Scotch Whisky, I wanted to pay homage to the Highlands and dovetail our High Country locale.
Photo by Matt Thornhill
Q: What is the backstory and inspiration of this product?
A: The structure for this whiskey is the Dark Arts American Single Malt Whiskey, which is the reason I founded the distillery–specifically to make the Dark Arts. The DA is a cult whiskey, massive, malty, and chocolatey. It’s such a big whiskey, we put a dragon on the label to let you know what’s coming, and we refer to it as our Ferrari monster truck. The plan was always to use that structure and layer in subtle, traditional Scotch notes into a portfolio of whiskeys, and Two Drams is the first release in this project.
Q: Tell us about the production process from start to finish.
A: It begins with making the Dark Arts. Specialty malts pushed to the extreme with burnt and caramelized barley from the brewers’ library where fermentable sugars sacrifice their ethanol yield for the sake of complex flavor, aged in Breckenridge Bourbon barrels and stashed in the honey hole for a decade. I wanted to fortify a traditional single malt profile with some punch for the Two Drams, and it took about a decade to find the right Scotch Whisky to bring over, blend, and find the harmony. We hit the perfect note with Two Clans. It was painstaking but well worth the effort.
Head Distiller, Hans Stafsholt
Q: What makes Dark Arts the perfect fit for this?
A: It’s the structure and body of this whiskey and defines the nose, flavor, and finish.
Q: What differentiates Dark Arts from this? Why will people like this?
A: This will appeal to all fans of Single Malt Scotch
Tasting Notes
Aroma: smoked cherrywood and light chocolate with a backing of caramel and acetaldehyde.
Flavor: smooth caramel and chocolate with a light matured oak profile and a complex lingering ethereal finish of dark chocolate and reminiscent cherry.
Two Drams is sold at the Breckenridge Distillery and Main Street Tasting Rooms and will be available nationally soon.
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