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Seattle, Washington’s Copperworks Distilling Company has announced the first Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey will be released on August 27, 2016.
Copperworks Whiskey Release 001 is made from a high-quality craft beer brewed from 100 percent pale malted barley, which is twice-distilled in traditional copper pot stills. These stills were hand-hammered in the Highlands of Scotland.
As passionate, experienced brewers, Copperworks co-founders Jason Parker and Micah Nutt have partnered with local breweries Pike Brewing Company and Elysian Brewing Company to brew the craft beer used in their whiskey. The beer used for Release 001 was brewed at the Elysian Brewery. Parker and Nutt then fermented the beer at the distillery using a fresh brewer’s yeast to get the best possible flavor.
“From the very beginning, our plan has been to use our brewing backgrounds to produce an exquisite whiskey in the newly emerging category of American single malt whiskey,” said Parker. “This goal has now come to fruition with Release 001, a whiskey based on the malty sweetness and complexity derived from beer,” said Nutt.
Copperworks Release 001 matured for 30 months at Copperworks in full-size charred, new American Oak barrels handmade in Louisville, Kentucky, before being bottled at 104 proof. The whiskey will be priced at $59.89 per 750 ml bottle, and initially available only at the distillery. Copperworks plans to later widen availability through online sales.
