On today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table, we’re headed to Holland, Michigan for taste of a Straight Bourbon Whiskey from Coppercraft Distillery.

Here’s what the distillery has to say about this whiskey:

Barrels of 4+ year old and 9+ year old sourced bourbons are blended to create a rich, smooth flavor. We use brandy blending and proofing techniques that take three months from barrel to bottle.
48.5% ABV

Sounds to us like they’re using a Solera method to make this whiskey. If you don’t know what that is, here’s a bit of info about it from Whisky Advocate:

In a traditional solera system, barrels of all ages are stacked atop each other to form a pyramid. The oldest liquid lies at the bottom of the pyramid, while the newest is at the top. As older liquid is pulled from a solera system’s bottom tier, more new liquid is added to the top row. Over time, the various aged components mature in concert. Because it’s topped up year after year, a solera system can go on for quite some time—the oldest existing solera systems in the world have been operating since as far back as the end of the 18th century.

We’ve had a few whiskies over the years that were aged using this method (Glenfiddich 15 comes to mind), and we were pleased with the results. Click play on the following video to find out what we thought of this whiskey:

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Many thanks to EVINS for sending us this very generous sample!