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Savage & Cooke Cask Strength American Whiskey Finished In Zinfandel Barrels

Savage & Cooke Cask Strength American Whiskey grows out of Dave Phinney’s move from wine into spirits, brought to life at the Savage & Cooke distillery on Mare Island in Vallejo, California. Phinney, known for The Prisoner and Orin Swift wines, teamed up with Master Distiller Jordan Via to build a whiskey with a distinctly Californian point of view.

The whiskey starts as a corn-forward American whiskey, aged for a minimum of four years in ex-bourbon barrels across the distillery’s three aging locations, each offering different conditions of temperature, humidity, sunlight, and airflow. Once Via judges it ready, a portion is transferred into Phinney’s own Zinfandel barrels for roughly two months of finishing, a step that layers in the character of those wine casks. The water used comes from a spring on Phinney’s high-elevation property in Alexander Valley. The result is bottled unadulterated, at full cask strength.

Savage & Cooke Cask Strength American Whiskey Finished In Zinfandel Barrels Notes to Your Senses

• APPEARANCE: Deep amber, with color intensified by the time spent in wine barrels.
• AROMA: Maple wood, cardamom, buttery toast, and black cherry, with the Zinfandel finish contributing dark fruit and light spice.
• TASTE: Honey, caramel, hazelnut, and baked dark fruit, backed by a rich, buttery corn sweetness from the base whiskey.
• FINISH: Long and warming, with the wine barrel influence lingering alongside baking spice.
• ABV: 56.5%