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WhistlePig The Boss Hog The Samurai Scientist Sixth Edition Single

Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey

Dave Pickerell’s five promises for the Boss Hog are steadfast and eternal:

1.) Single Barrel 2.) Bottled at proof 3.) Powerfully comlpex 4.) Distinctly unique from anything done before 5.) Stupendous

Dave was not only a Whiskey Master, but a chemist, a historian and a romantic. The pursuit of stupendous Rye Whiskey is both an art and a science, and Dave never ceased to see the beauty- nor the story- in each.

The saga of The Samurai Scientist belongs to Takamine Jōkichi, a kindred spirit from a past century. A descendant of sake brewers, intercontinental scholar of chemistry and intrepid entrepreneur, Takamine forever changed the American Whiskey industry in 1890 by introducing Koji fermentation to the West. Koji, a naturally occurring rice mold, has been used for millennia in the production of sake and umani-rich foods. Thanks to Takamine’s legacy, the illustrious mold was also the fermentation catalyst for this pure and powerful expression of The Boss Hog.

To complete The Samurai Scientist, Master Blender Pete Lynch embarked on an odyssey to find the perfect finishing barrel for this profoundly flavorful Rye Whiskey. He chose it in Yame City in Fukuoka Prefecture on Japan’s southern most island – known for its famously tasty kurobuta pigs. Just once every decade, the Kitaya Brewery lays down a traditional, intensely flavorful Sanaburi Shochu that will mingle with the locally sourced plums for more than eleven years to become their most prized umeshu. Its remarkably rich, nuanced and elegant profile lends soft, sweet notes that further color the mosaic of flavor found in the sixth edition of The Boss Hog.

Takamine, the Samurai Scientist, was the patron of the first cherry blossom trees to grace the banks of Washington DC. A gift to symbolize friendship between countries, cherry blossoms are an annual reminder that life, like this bottle of whiskey, is equally stupendous and ephemeral.

WhistlePig The Boss Hog The Samurai Scientist Sixth Edition Single

Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey Notes To Your Senses:

• APPEARANCE: Amber
• AROMA: Intensely cinnamon, maple, and toasted marshmallow
• TASTE: Tobacco, ginger, baking spices, and savory umami creating a remarkably rich, nuanced and elegant profile lending to soft, sweet notes
• FINISH: Incredibly long, with oak spice, char, and just a touch of smoke lingers as the finish fades
• ABV: 60%