Feb. 6: Drammers Dallas -w- Dave Schmier, Founder of Proof & Wood......
Hello Dallas and Ft. Worth Drammers!
Our next event will be in Dallas on Thursday, February 6th at 7pm with special guest speaker Dave Schmier. A big thank you to Phillip Kingston for organizing and hosting us again (address: 5901 Palo Pinto, Dallas 75206).
In addition to being a lovely guy in general, Dave is one of a small handful of people who led the resurgence of rye whiskey in the United States in the early 2000s when he created and built Redemption Rye. He later sold that company and launched a portfolio of bourbon and rye brands under a new Proof & Wood label (Tumblin' Dice, Deadwood, the DC series "The Senator", "The Justice" etc. along with many others). Here’s our tenative lineup for this tasting:
The Representative Bourbon. Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey. Aged a minimum of 4 years (2 Congressional Terms). Small batch, approximately 20 barrels. Barrel entry 120 proof, distilled at MPG in Indiana. Approx. 115 Proof
75% Corn, 21% Rye, 4% Barley.
The Senator Rye. Barrel Proof Straight Rye Whiskey, aged a minimum of 6 years in new charred oak barrels, mingling 10-20 select barrels, bottled at barrel proof to showcase the bold Rye flavors. 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley, 112-121 Proof.
The Cabinet. An artful blend of bourbon and rye whiskeys. All rye whiskeys distilled from a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley. Bourbon mash bills include a high-rye mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley, and a mash bill of 99% corn and 1% malted barley. Whiskeys in the blend aged 5–9 years; non-age statement. 56.26% abv
The Stranger - Polish Rye (this was distilled in Poland before the distillery shut down, sold off the stocks and the team moved to Florida!)
The Globe. Polish Rye in Jamaican Rum. 100% Rye distilled in Poland, originally aged in French oak, shipped to Kentucky then transferred to Bourbon barrels, aged 8+ years in French & American oak. Finished for over a year in Jamaican rum barrels. 49.5% abv
Crossborder Jackpot - a combination of Canadian whiskey, Canadian rye, and American rye sourced, blended, finished, and bottled in Bardstown, KY, by Proof and Wood.
Minimum 7 years old and finished in ex-rye barrels. 53.5% abv
Drammers Exclusive - Proof & Wood Curated Collection - 10yo Single Barrel Bourbon. 99% corn, 1% malted barley from MGP, aged 10 years.
That’s our lineup, we hope you can join us! We’ll order in light food (likely pizza) which is included in your ticket, and as always we strongly encourage everyone to arrange a ride home — we’re going to be drinking a lot of high-proof stuff.
Cheers,
Charlie, Phillip and Drammers Club