Distillery Rat

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Fight for the Future Director of Code Activism Jeff Lyon hand delivering the signatures to Facebook. More than 135,000 people demanded that Facebook opt them out of their new tracking system. (This photo is available for use by press.)

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My #MakingTheCut @hudsonwhiskey submission #whiskey #teepee #sundayfunday

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Toasted sherry stave samples

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Christmas came early #compassbox #thegeneral #ridiculouslyrare #whisky

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New post on #tumblr #mopaneworms

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#peatmonster 10th anniversary limited release oh sweet sweet #delicious #compassbox

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New post on #tumblr #whiskyliveparis

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The first Italian Distillery, meet the Wallnofer men

This weekend at Whisky Live Paris I saw a wide spectrum of whisky iterations and met tons of people. 

After day one, the exhibitors all went out together for dinner and drinks. I had the fortune of sitting with the lads of Triple Malt from the Puni Distillery (pronounced pooh knee).

Jonas, Valentin, and Lukas are 3 brothers from northern Italy. Immediately hitting it off, we all stayed out in the city so late that checking into the hotel was almost pointless.

The 3 have just opened the first distillery in Italy. Whisky by definition must be aged over 3 years at least, and since they've just started they're still filling and aging their rack houses. Side note: their rack houses are converted WWII bunkers, which hosts an ideal environment temperatures and are indestructible which is always a plus.  

Currently they have two spirits, Puni Pure and Puni Alba. These are defined as "New Make Spirits". The "Triple Malt" distillate is made from barley, rye, and wheat which have an outstanding and delicious flavor. Puni Pure is aged in a stainless steel tank for 3-9 months and unadulterated from wood. It's a clear spirit, I got some crisp cut apple notes. The Alba is aged for a year in Marsala and wine casks. This one for me had a really nice smooth herbal note. Both were new and very distinct to me.

The distillery design is a work of art too <-click it

Operating a Scottish made Pot Still they're not only filling American Bourbon barrels, but Marsala casks from Sicily and wine casks from South Tyrol Italy. 

They do it all, from operations at the distillery, to running the business, and designing the logo, website, and branding.

I really like the creative and production direction their taking and am rooting for Triple Malt and the Puni Distillery.

-Cheers

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I started writing this post on the Eurostar train from London to Paris sailing at 300km/hour across the English channel.

My train pulled in to the station at Gare du Nord, armed an itinerary pack and map Céline printed I headed to the underground.

Céline aka Lily, is the Sales and Marketing...

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#spicetree tonight

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The office was quiet this morning, faint music and a constant light crackling of keyboards filled the air. Now the phones have erupted, tastings commenced, deliveries dropped and we’re firing on all cylinders.

With the Experimental Batches Launch, the upcoming festivals, and the day to day...

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New post on #amongstgiants #tumblr

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This week John showed me how to express myself through art. Not really, but we had a bit of fun making a video for Whisky Live Paris.

I feel like this week flew by in the blink of an eye, I usually try to make a plan for the weekend to make the most of my time over here. When John...