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Double Gold Winner at the
San Francisco World Spirits Competition
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POTRERO® 18TH CENTURY STYLE WHISKEY is our attempt to re-create the original whiskey of America.
This release was distilled in a small copper pot still at our
distillery on San Francisco's Potrero Hill, from a mash of 100%
rye malt. Rye was the grain of choice for America's first distillers, and using a mash of 100% rye malt produces a uniquely American whiskey.
We have found that handmade oak barrels—lightly toasted in the traditional
manner—impart a wonderfully subtle flavor to our 18th-century-style American
whiskey. In the 18th century, barrels were made by heating the staves over a fire of oak chips, allowing them to be bent and formed into a barrel shape. During this process, the inside of the barrel would become toasted—but not charred. For aging, we have chosen several uncharred oak barrels—both new and used—to achieve
the balanced complexity that complements this whiskey's traditional heritage.
The Anchor Distilling Company is dedicated to creating very small batches
of traditionally distilled spirits of many types and styles. We also experiment with completely new products from time to time.
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Old Potrero 18th Century Style Whiskey
is aged in traditional
handmade uncharred oak barrels. Traditional barrel
making involves heating the staves over a fire of oak
chips to help the cooper bend them, lightly toasting—
but not charring—the staves in the process. Continuing
the heat until the barrels burst into flames and become
charred is a later innovation. |
The first American whiskeys were light
in color because
they were not long
in barrel and because
the barrels' staves
were toasted but
not charred.
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out more about our:
OLD POTRERO 18TH CENTURY STYLE WHISKEY, 62.55% ALC/VOL (125.1 PROOF), IS DISTILLED AGED AND BOTTLED BY ANCHOR DISTILLING COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA.
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