Tag: White Pike Whiskey

Day 1 Cocktails: Coffee & Whiskey

I’ve done infusions with white spirits and tea before. But coffee? It just never occurred to me. It’s a totally genius way to toast to the New Year, especially with good-luck black-eyed peas.

Finger Lakes Distilling: White Pike Whiskey

The mash bill of this young whiskey (its aging is all of 18 minutes) combines local corn, spelt, and malted wheat, and it’s meant to be a receptacle of a spirit – for whiskey lovers who don’t dig vodka, it’s the equivalent of a base-spirit blank canvas. It’s soft, fruity, and creamy in your mouth, with just a little bit of sweetness that lingers subtly on your tongue from the corn.