XO Alambic Scythe & Sheaf 8 Year Old Whiskey

Whiskey: XO Alambic Scythe & Sheaf 8 Year Old

Made from 100% malted barley including roasted barley and caramel malt, aged eight years in sherry casks and finished in a late harvest wine barrel.

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Size: 750ML

Proof: 80 (40% ABV)

Age: 8 Year

Origin: United States

Distillery: XO Alambic Artisan Distillery

XO Alambics Scythe & Sheaf was made from a 100% malted barley mash featuring several specialty malts: 85% pale ale malt, 5% chocolate malt, 5% caramel malt, and 5% crystal malt. It was distilled on a unique still designed by Rusty himself. Its called the Figgins Reciprocator, and it looks a little like a hybrid pot still in the midst of cellular division, with two separate pots leading to a single column. (Rusty now manufactures and sells these stills; theyre in use in almost a dozen distilleries around the country.) The whiskey was aged eight years in sherry casks, then transferred to late harvest semillon barrels for a short finishing spell. According to Rusty, its the oldest Washington whiskey there is.

XO Alambic Scythe & Sheaf 8 Year Old Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: A heavy, dense, almost fruitcake-like nose, with dark caramel, roasted nuts, Oloroso sherry, dried apricots and cherries, beery malt, and some subtle nutmeg.

Palate: With a rich and oily mouth feel. Its got peanuts in spadespeanut brittle, peanut butter, peanutty trail mixplus dried orange peel, dried fruits, brown sugar, caramel, and roasted malted barley.

Finish: The finish is long and rounded, with lots of roasty malt.

Distillery Information

XO Alambic in tiny Dayton, Washington, was only founded last year. But its owner, Rusty Figgins, has been in the spirits industry for quite some time. In 2008, he helped found Ellensburg Distillery, Washington States second craft distillery, and later went on to be the founding master distiller at Batch 206, a prominent Seattle distillery.