{"id":3956,"date":"2016-06-01T20:34:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T01:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2016-06-01T20:34:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T01:34:48","slug":"mb-roland-kentucky-black-patch-whiskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zurekbrau.com\/blogs\/richsblog\/?p=3956","title":{"rendered":"MB Roland Kentucky Black Patch Whiskey"},"content":{"rendered":"

MB Roland Kentucky Black Patch Whiskey<\/h3>\n

When I attended Distiller’s Boot Camp at MB Roland in Pembroke KY we where introduced to Black Patch Whiskey. This is a single barrel whiskey bottled at barrel strength. It was in the barrel for a year and is an interesting whiskey. In the interest of full disclosure MB Roland is a customer of mine.
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\nSince is was aged in an used barrel this is not a bourbon. The smoke corn in the mash bill gives it a Scotch Whisky like character. Since it is not made from Single Malt nor in Scotland is is not Scotch. But that should not stop you from trying this whiskey.\n<\/p>\n

Appearance<\/h4>\n

\nAs you can see the color is light amber color. The whiskey does cling to the glass a little bit indicating that it does have some body.
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\nThe bottle has a cork stopper and nice simple shape. This is the small 375 ml bottle. This size is nice because you don’t have to make the same investment as a 750 ml. This whiskey is bottled at 110.7 Proof (55.35 ABV). It is fun to read the label.\n<\/p>\n

Smell<\/h4>\n

\nThe smoke smell if very strong. Talking to Paul the distiller owner at MB Roland they used 25% smoke corn in this mash bill. They smoke the corn themselves.\n<\/p>\n

Taste Strait<\/h4>\n

The smell is a very good indication of the taste. Very smokey like Barbecue. The high alcohol gives the finish a good bite. In the background there is a little sweetness from the corn and just a hit of wood. The year in the barrel did add something but not much.<\/p>\n

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Taste With Ice<\/h4>\n

The ice did bring down the alcoholic bite. It also helped mellow out the smoke a little. The people at the distillery say to drink this strait and it did taste better strait. <\/p>\n

After Thoughts<\/h4>\n

It would be nice in a tumbler taking small sips. It would also be fun to to shots with the guys. The would be great to take to a Barbecue. The fun thing about craft spirits is they distillers are experimenting with new ideas. To smoke corn and make whiskey with it is not something you will find everyday. I would not think of this like American Whiskey but like a Scottish Single Malt. That is about the peat smoked barley malt. This is about the hickory smoked corn because it is American.<\/p>\n

Other Notes<\/h4>\n

I have quite the collection of bourbons and other spirits at my bar. The plan is to taste each one and post about them to this bog every week. I hope people find this interesting. If you read this far thank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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