Altar + Bloom

A Blend of West, East + Midwest American Whiskey

A whiskey for bourbon lovers

Inspired by Scotland’s independent bottlers, this unique blend marries two American single malts with rye to create a whiskey for bourbon lovers

Like the seasons, this blend will change

Altar + Bloom
Release: #8
Release Date: February 20th, 2025

ABV: 57.9%
Price: $84
Total Bottles: 204

Notes of:
Plum
Dark Chocolate
Black Pepper
Maple Syrup

Grains:
Malted Barley
Corn
Rye
Wheat

Made with our friends:
Westland Distillery: Seattle, WA
- American Single Malt: 5 Malt Mash (Washington Select Pale Malt, Munich Malt, Extra Special Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, and Brown Malt) aged for 7 years and 9 months coming from a Pedro Ximenez American oak Hogshead cask

Kennay Farms Distilling: Rochelle, IL
Rye: 51% Rye 44% Corn and 5% Wheat aged for 2 years and 7 months. Coming from a level 3 char American White oak barrel

Virginia Distilling Co: Lovingston, VA
Single Malt: 100% Malted Spring Barley aged for 5 years and 7 months coming from a Pedro Ximenez American oak Butt.
Single malt: 100% Malted Spring Barley aged for 5 years
and 11 months coming from a STR (shaved, toasted & re-charred) American oak wine cask

Bottled by our friends at Nobleton’s Distilling House
Union, Franklin County Missouri, USA.

Long Finish.
Opens up over time.
Is great neat.
But, fun to add drops of water or ice.

PAIRS WELL WITH:
Sweets, cigars, Astronaut Status #24 by Proper Cannabis and charcuterie

BLENDER'S STORY:
Coming off a personal high from the outcome of Ritual 5: Discovering Your Art, I felt I had done justice to making a complex bourbon expression that was wildly different than most of the bourbon I’ve tasted.

So I decided to challenge myself - selfishly - and use a majority of single malt in the next blend. I felt that if I could make something that checks the boxes for me as a Single malt enthusiast, but still hits familiar notes of Bourbon and American Rye, to get the best of all three worlds. And something that I can recreate time after time despite what components I have to switch up, then I have truly created something special.

Long story short, it worked, at least in my eyes. I’m very proud of how this first batch turned out.

Please share with your friends and loved ones, and most importantly, be kind.

How to buy it:
Purchase and pickup at Perennial Artisan Ales
8125 Michigan Ave,
STL, MO, 63111

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