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#LQEE253000VKL Dry Fly, Vodka 12/750ml UPC: 689076356978 Crystal clear. Once the appearance is considered, it holds absolutely no resemblance to a classic Vodka and we mean this in very positive sense. It’s amazingly fruity ( apples & berry ) with strong accents of cream soda and hints of cocoa. The palate delivers the same while being amazingly lush with a silky texture that extends the flavors for minutes. This attractive drink has perhaps launched a new spirits category. ****/ EXCEPTIONAL !!!! -
Voted # 1
Spirit Journal Rating
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Appearance: Crystal
clear, no sediment whatsoever or separation. Medium-to-thick
body. On swirling, it leaves a thin uniform clear coat on the
inside of the glass, and then some legs forming followed by
tear drops on the swirl line.
First Impression: Clean
alcohol notes, cream soda/vanilla bean notes. Traces of
mineral, citrus, floral, a little Szechwan pepper perhaps,
wheat grain. A touch of rose seems to come from high quality
wheat vodkas like this (not sure why?) - it also picks up
apple notes after extended aeration. Taste: Buttery body to it, almost fatty (and I mean that in a good way - it is not some cheap, thin, spirit). Much more vanilla, smooth, charming and the vanilla starts to dry and linger nicely on the tongue while other floral and light citrus aromatics continue. Drinks : Actually I like to drink it at room temperature neat. It's certainly good enough to be able to do that and enjoy it. Plays well with other ingredients, but unlike a lot of vodkas does not disappear. Lends a very nice array of subtle aromas, mouthfeel, and weight to a vodka drink.Final Thoughts : Not only a truly outstanding wheat vodka, but it costs half the price of it's competition which is classified (by their price point ) in the super premium luxury category. Absolutely makes Avian Fashion Victim vodka seem like windshield washer fluid for only a couple dollars more (if that). Locally sourced ingredients, environmentally friendly and tastes outstanding. Can't get much better than that! Now you can drink great vodka,save money and save the environment (oh, and maybe impress your friends too on all of the above).RATED 4 OLIVES TOP RATING - Spirits Review Article about West Coast Distillers in the Wine Enthusiast Magazine (Click here for the article)   "DRY FLY VODKA, Spokane, WA. Dry Fly is one of a number of vodka distillers that now boast of using wheat from local farmers. Fashioned in a German-made pot still, it's a lightly bready, balanced, understated dram." - GQ Magazine (The Best Stuff, December 2011) see article HERE  
National Retail Price: $44.00 / bottle |
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#LQEE2253001GNL Dry Fly, Gin 12/750ml UPC: 689076357074 Juniper Fuji Apple Coriander Lavender Mint Hops All the ingredients come from local, sustainable farms around Washington State. Everything they make is from scratch... “from farm to bottle”
This is a different style of gin from the much more common
London Dry style. It is made in by a small company in Spokane,
Washington which uses one of the more unique blends of
botanicals for gin I have heard of, and trust me that is
saying a lot ! They start out with their excellent vodka
as a base and then use a blend of the usual suspects of
juniper and coriander, with lavender (I've seen that before in
a couple), along with mint, dried Fuji apples, and hops -
which is something no else we know of has attempted.
Appearance:
Clear, bright, a touch of oiliness/viscosity to the body, good
long legs. When it is chilled it takes on a wonderful thick
glasslike appearance even when shaken. First Impression: Juniper and lavender bouquet in the nose with a hint of coriander, but this is all overlaid with a intriguing blanket of apple and hops, giving it somewhat genever like aromas with the slight bite and tang of a nice mint. Taste: Tastes more like a genever with citrus, lavender, and apples than a London Dry. Very complex, aromatic and wonderful. The taste was balancing act between the aromatic start, a very herbal / earthy middle and a dry finish with mint tones that make you look forward to more. Warming end but no burn. Delicious! Drinks: We tried the gin in martinis, gin and tonics and a few more. It is wonderful as a martini with a twist of lemon or an olive. Which is somewhat unusual as many gins are very much one or the other. Almost all you need for an Opera, Maidens Prayer, etc. It has a wonderful delicacy and base notes that would work for a number of classic gin cocktails including ones calling for genever (but with much more spice) and I think it will inspire a number of mixologists to create new drinks with it. Bottle: Distinctive, short cylindrical bright clear glass with sharp shoulders, and NO frosting unlike the sea of others. Simple graphics silk screened or printed directly onto the glass. Nice heft to the bottle and a good grade of clear glass with nice decanter base so it is solid and hard to knock over. Shows the vodka to excellent effect. Each bottle is also hand sealed with a notation as to batch number and bottle number within the batch - a nice touch. Bottle is from France - where they seem to make a much better grade of glass and this makes the bottle shine and create a nice presentation. Final Thoughts: An intensely interesting gin in a that is a refreshing departure from the usual. Skillfully made, with a very creative blending of spices and flawless execution in distillation. This is a top notch gin - better than some that cost a good bit more and is cheaper than many in the premium category. Different enough that even gin haters will like it and just familiar enough for gin lovers to embrace it as a new beginning in gin adventures.RATED 5 OLIVES TOP RATING - Spirits Review
Crystal clear. The nose is quite floral
and herbal with accents of coriander, juniper, citrus, and
cumin the palate is lush and crisp with citrus and spice
notes. It’s quite fruity with complimenting zest and spice
flavors that roll on for minutes. Wonderfully complex and
beautifully proportioned. A rising star on the new American
Gin frontier.
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#LQEE253002WHL Dry Fly, Wheat Whiskey 12/750ml UPC: 6 89076 35717 3 Distilled in a Christian Carl pot still to 120 proof (60% alcohol by volume), this whiskey then spent 18 months in new American oak casks. Both runs of approximately 1500 bottles were cut to 80 proof (40% abv) and hand bottled. At first appearance, this whiskey shines bright like a freshly polished copper penny. On the nose, it was slightly spicy and a bit hotter than I expected a whiskey at 80 proof to be. After a bit of time, the nose revealed big caramel tones, with hints of butterscotch pudding, tangerines, almonds, tupelo honey and hay. On the palate, neat this whiskey was very soft, almost like a baby's blanket caressing my tongue, with freshly baked orange scones, cinnamon toast, white pepper and peppermint notes. When I added a splash of water, this whiskey became even softer, with ripe peaches, spice cake, Juicy Fruit gum and grassy notes. The whiskey had a finish of 25 to 30 seconds, taken neat the finish was heavy on cinnamon, caramel and spice notes while with water this whiskey slowly disappeared with teasers of caramel, nectarines, peaches and mint. My only criticism of this whiskey is that I'm curious to see what this would taste like at a higher proof. I think that if this was 90 or 100 proof versus the current 80 proof it would probably get my top recommendation rating. With this whiskey and their award-winning gin and vodka, Dry Fly has established itself as one of the premier American artisan distillers and established conclusively that great distilled spirits are here to stay in Spokane Washington. Highly Recommended. - About.com, cocktails "The recent cool whiskey that attracted my attention is Washington wheat whiskey from Dry Fly Distilling. It is packed in a liquor-designed bottle, adorned with a fly fishing lure in brilliant red, accented by a red cap and a label with a somewhat metallic-looking background. This bottle is a true work of art. Dry Fly Wheat Whiskey to have official release on August 3rd. On August 7th it will appear in stores. A limit of 2 bottles per person will be in effect. The owners expect the new to wheat whiskey be a hit. Since it takes a full year to age, Dry Fly’s Washington Wheat Whiskey output will be much smaller than the roughly 6,000 cases of gin and vodka the distillery will sell this year. The owners say they’ll bottle the new whiskey entirely with friends and family, for this year anyway. According to research Fleischmann and Poffenroth have done, this will be the only all-wheat whiskey commercially made in the U.S. and the first sold commercially here in the past 150 years." - www.pricy-spicy.com (2009) Luxury food pictures Dry Fly Wheat Whiskey The Spirits Review: "A completely different whiskey from the usual even from many microdistilleries these days. Made from 100% locally sourced Washington Wheat (rather than the many attempts at corn whiskey or bourbon) and using the "farm to bottle" green/environmental approach working with local people and resources. Using a small (450 liter) Christian Karl Copper pot still." Appearance: Amber gold
color, very clear. Darker than a four year-old bourbon. Thin
edge line on the glass when you swirl it, smooth layer of
whiskey on swirling. Taste: Sweet, smooth
start, almost fatty (in a good way) mouthfeel, biscuits yeast,
bread type notes great full on grain mash notes at midpoint
and a nice full with a nice drying finish of oak and pepper.
Finish is long,smooth and leaves you hungering for another
one. Cigars: Something mild so
as not to lose the nuances. Small natural wrapper cigar.
Bottle:
Distinctive, short cylindrical
bright clear glass with sharp shoulders,
From www.Grizzly Growler.comSpokane’s Dry Fly Wheat Whiskey a perfect holiday sipperWhile cruising through Missoula’s Grizzly Liquors to find some Thanksgiving whiskey, someone pointed out that the Dry Fly Wheat Whiskey had made an appearance. Sure enough, I found it tucked in between some Jack Daniels bottles near the Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey. Tasting and writing about new, craft-distilled whiskeys can be a perilous job. It’s not cheap, afterall, and you just never know what you’re going to get. What I discovered fairly early into my bottle of Dry Fly whiskey was a nicely rounded, very palatable drink for a two-year-old whiskey. I couldn’t tease out a lot of nuances, probably due to the onset of a head cold, but I found the flavors present to be intriguing and fun to try and identify. I’m not all that familiar with wheat whiskeys as much as bourbons and rye whiskeys, but I do notice the wheat is softer and seems to give off a toasted biscuit flavor that I find very pleasant to sip on. It’s very different from other whiskeys, and perhaps Dry Fly will be able to brand around this, although I hear they might be coming out with a Bourbon next, as they wait for the single-malt whiskey to age five years. We sipped this whiskey in Reidel’s whisky glasses, and it gave off a perfume of wood and spice with some vanilla creme brule creaminess on the nose and in the taste. There was not as much heat as I anticipated, but this was aged for two years in charred-whiskey barrels. For fun, I tried this whiskey with Coke and found it to be a nice pairing, with some of the biscuit flavors I mentioned earlier playing well with the caramel and cola flavors. For my tastes though, this whiskey is a sipper, and at
less than $50 a bottle, it’s a nice, local whiskey to
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#LQEE253003BNL Dry Fly, Straight Bourbon 12/750ml UPC: 6 10074 91339 9
Aged 3 years see Rock & Rye article : click here National Retail Price: $ / bottle |
