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Mountain Laurel Spirits drops locally distilled Dad's Hat Rye
State stores will soon stock a rye-based counterpart to Philly Distilling's XXX Shine - Bristol-based Mountain Laurel Spirits has released Dad's Hat White Pennsylvania Rye.
Mountain Laurel Spirits drops locally distilled Dad's Hat Rye
State stores will soon stock a rye-based counterpart to Philly Distilling's XXX Shine — Bristol-based Mountain Laurel Spirits has released Dad's Hat Pennsylvania White Rye. Currently an SLO item in the PLCB system, the unaged, 100-proof white whiskey is the first foray into the market for partners John Cooper and Herman Mihalick, longtime friends who met as UPenn undergrads and founded the distillery in 2009.
Working off a 500-gallon still, they're using raw grain sourced from Bucks and Lancaster counties as a nod to Pennsylvania's distinction as the birthplace of rye whiskey. Though they're also aging their distillate in quarter casks for seven to eight months for a pending brown-booze release, the white is available right now. Flavor-wise, Dad's Hat is a bit more measured of a spirit than its spicier counterparts. "We're not trying to 'out-rye' other people," says Cooper, likening distiller oneupsmanship to craft beer producers piling on hops to top the competition. "What we're looking for is up-front spice with a full and round mouthfeel. It's a very smooth whiskey."
Dad's Hat White will eventually make its way into a limited number of state stores, and the distillers are aiming to have their 90-proof aged rye on shelves in time for Father's Day.
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