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One of the greatest whiskey authors of our generation, Michael Jackson, often visited our offices. That was back “in the day” when our old building (127 S. 22nd Street) was still occupied by his publisher, Running Press. This class is one of the ways we celebrate his legacy.

A bit of sauced education, this class features everything you ever wanted to know about whiskey but were afraid to ask: From whiskey cocktails to food pairings, to its smokey history. This is the class for lovers of bourbon, scotch, and rye.

Tasting Sheets From Previous Whiskey Classes

August 2019

The Whiskey Class

The Waldorf
• 2 ounces whiskey
• 3/4 ounces sweet vermouth
• splash of absinthe
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Elder-Fashioned
• 2 parts whiskey
• 1/2 part elder flower liqueur
• 2 dashes angostura bitters

Corn & Rye
1. Bain’s Corn Whiskey, Cape Mountain, SZ

2. Old Overholt BiB Straight Rye Whiskey, Frankfort, KY

Wheat & Barley
1. Bluebird Distilling Wheat Whiskey, Phoenixville, PA

2. Glenfiddich “Project XX” Single Malt, Speyside, UK

Mash Bill
1. Rebel Yell 10 Year, Single Barrel, Kentucky Straight Bourbon

May 2018

The Whiskey & Cocktail Class

Philadelphia, PA
Hochstadter’s Vatted Straight Rye

• The High Line •
2 part Rye, 1 part red vermouth, 1 part minted simple syrup

Cork, Ireland
Mitchell & Son – “Green Spot” Single Pot Still.

• Kensington Palace •
2 part Rye, 1 part St-Germain, 1 part simple syrup, lemon bitters

Wellington, South Africa
Bain’s “Cape Mountain” Single Grain

• The Voiron •
2 parts Rye, 1 part simple syrup, splash Green Chartreuse, chocolate bitters

Osaka, Japan
The Yamazaki 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky

December 2017

The Whiskey Class

Six Months is the Chocolate Sauce
½ Bottle Straight Rye, ½ bottle Amaro, 2 cups simple sugar, and
cask aged for 6 months, garnished with a cherry and a brownie.

DIY: Rob Roy
1 ounce Scotch whisky, 1/2 ounce sweet vermouth, 1 dash bitters, garnish with orange twist.

American BIB: Old School Versus New
1. Heaven Hill “Mellow Corn” Straight Whiskey (100 Proof)

2. Brown-Forman “Old Forester 1897” Straight Whiskey (100 Proof)

Blinded: Two Faces of Canadian Rye

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2.

a. Whistle Pig Farm 10 Year Straight Rye, Single Barrel (114.6 Proof)
b. Canadian Club 100% Rye, Single Grain (80 Proof)

June 2016

Barrel of Dead Yelps (new)
5 ounces barrel aged rum, 5 ounces Bourbon, 4 ounces Lemon Juice, 6 ounces Simple Syrup. Aged 2 months in a whiskey barrel.

Mamie Taylor (circa 1900).
1 part Scotch, 1 part ginger ale, lime wedge

Lower Manhattan (kinda new, maybe 1874)
1 part Contratto Vermouth Bianco, 2 parts Bourbon, Bitters

SCOTCH WHISKY
1. Deanston 12 Year Old Highland Single Malt Un-Chill Filtered

JAPANESE WHISKY
1. Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky
2. Suntory Hibiki 12 Year Japanese Whiskey

December 2014

Keith’s Wheat

1. White Dog (75% corn, 20% wheat, 5% barley)

2. Young Bourbon (2 Months in White Oak)

3. Mature Bourbon (2 Years in White Oak)

The Three Grains

1. Rye. Dad’s Hat Rye Whiskey

2. Corn. Lincoln Henderson “Angel’s Envy” Bourbon

3. Barley. Bruichladdich “Rocks” Islay Single Malt Whisky

Oak Aged Cocktails

1. The Manhattan Project
2 oz Bourbon, 1 oz Sweet Vermouth, Splash of Madeira. Aged in Oak for 24 hours. Dashes of bitters & a cherry.

2. Not Quite Old Fashioned
2 oz. bourbon whiskey. 1/2 oz. maple syrup. ¼ crushed vanilla bean. Aged in Oak for 24 hours.  Dash of bitters & a cherry.

The Mostly Rye Edition of the Whiskey Class

The Cocktails
Older Manhattan
1 part Contratto Vermouth Bianco | 2 parts rye whiskey | some bitters.
Age two months in a small whiskey barrel. Serve with a piquant arrogance in a rocks glass with ice.

Not A Mint Julep (per person)
1/2 oz. Canadian whisky | strawberry-mint simple syrup to taste.
Fill a glass with cracked ice. Add bourbon and mint syrup; stir gently until the glass is thoroughly chilled.

Old Fashioned but Friendly (per four people)
2½ oz. Rye whiskey | ½ oz. St. Germain (elderflower liquor) | 2–3 drops bitters
Stir bourbon, St. Germain, and bitters in an ice-filled mixing glass until very chilled; strain into an ice filled glass.

The Whiskey
Prohibition Era Whisky
1. Forty Creek “Premium Barrel Select” Canadian Whisky

2. Cutty Sark “Prohibition Edition” Blended Grain Scotch Whisky

Two Lives of Rye
1. Rittenhouse Rye 100 Proof, Bottled in Bond Whisky

2. Russell’s Reserve 6 Year Small Batch Rye Whiskey

Vermont is is Canada, still Awesome
1. Whistle Pig 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey

American Whiskey Beyond Kentucky

Cocktails
1. The Eternal Cocktail: Whiskey, A Barrel, and Two Years of Classes

2. Caribou Cocktail: Whiskey, Red Wine, Chocolate, Honey & Spice

Making the Sausage
1. Bear Republic Brewing Company R5 IPA

2. Charbay R5 Whiskey Lot #511a (Ukiah, California)

Beyond Bourbon
1. Stranahan’s Whiskey Batch #166 (Denver, Colorado)

WTF Rye?
1. High West Double Rye! Batch #15 (Rocky Mountains, Utah) LDI/MGP

2. WhistlePig Rye Whiskey (Shoreham, Vermont) Alberta Distillers Ltd

Whiskey and Water

Manhattan
1 pt Rye, 1 pt vermouth, 2 dash bitters

Barrel Aged Cocktail
Gomme Syrup, Bourbon, Brandy, Lemon

Blend VS Barrel
1. Russell’s Reserve Bourbon, 10 Year (Wild Turkey, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)

2. Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon (Wild Turkey, Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)

Water Source of Single Barrels
1. Widow Jane 10 Year (Buffalo Trace, Frankfort, Kentucky. Finished in Brooklyn, NYC)

2. Four Roses Single Barrel 10 Year (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)