Here’s an interesting crossroads where Whiskey & one of my favorite IPA’s meet. While all whiskey typically starts with a beer, Charbay R5 goes a step further. R5 Stars with Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA and actually tries to retain the hop flavors that most Whiskey-makers try to distill out. This from SeriousEats:
All whiskey is essentially distilled beer, but you wouldn't want to drink the majority of brews that end up in your whiskey bottle. The new Charbay R5 Hop-Flavored Whiskey is a bit of a different beast—the whiskey is distilled from Bear Republic's Racer 5 IPA.
Charbay has selected a very hop-forward IPA for a whiskey profile unlike any other. The Racer 5 IPA gets double distilled in copper pot stills—it takes about 10 gallons of handcrafted suds to produce a gallon of finished whiskey. The aged version then mellows in French oak casks for 22 months, which the clear is bottled straight from the tap. (Yes, those pricey ingredients make for a pricey final product: the aged goes for $75 and clear sells for $54.)
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