FULTON, Ill. —
The Windmill Rye Whiskey, made with the help of volunteer millers at the historic de Immigrant Windmill in Fulton, will be released on Feb. 3 at the Mississippi River Distilling Company in LeClaire.
The distilling company collaborated with the millers to make the seasonal liquor. The company that started last year only uses ingredients provided from local farms and businesses located within 25 miles of the distillery. Recent collaborations included the Iowa Coffee Company in Runnels and Wide River Winery in Clinton.
The company is making 3,200 bottles of the Windmill Rye Whiskey, according to co-manager Ryan Burchett.
Burchett describes the drink as a “spicy and earthy rye whiskey.” The unique spirit was handcrafted the old fashioned way with rye grown locally in Reynolds, Ill., according to Burchett. A portion of the grain was then taken to de Immigrant Windmill in Fulton for milling.
“The power of nature churned the rye into a flour that was then returned to our distillery for fermentation,” Burchett said. “The spirit is 100 percent rye and was aged over charred oak and then finished in used bourbon barrels. The result is a smooth but spicy whiskey that demonstrates the complex and bold qualities of rye.”
Burchett says the bottles will go fast, so enjoy it while you can.
The company also has unique “batch notes” for all of their spirits. This allows customers to go on to their website, click on the name of the liquor they bought and find information on how it was made and specifically who helped out in the process. This includes things like what farms the ingredients came from, the names of the farmers, the dates that the beverage was made, the names of the bottlers, etc. Windmill Rye Whiskey will have batch notes as well, including information on the windmill and the millers who helped make it.
There will be a volunteer bottling night for the Windmill Rye Whiskey from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday at the distillery, 303 North Cody Road in LeClaire. The distillery will also host a release party for the new spirit on its release date, Feb. 3, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. also at the distillery. There will also be a Windmill Rye Whiskey Tasting at the Eagle River Liquor,1501 10th Ave., in Fulton on Feb. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m.
In addition to Eagle River Liquor, Windmill Rye Whiskey will also be sold at Hy-Vee and Jewel Osco.
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Windmill whiskey to be released Feb. 3
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