Cleveland Black Reserve Whiskey

Type : Whiskey
ABV : 100
Producer : The Cleveland Whiskey Distillery
Country : United States
Size : 750ML
Description :

Cleveland Black Reserve whiskey is officially labeled a bourbon meaning the spirit must be aged in charred new oak barrels for a period of time prior to bottling, whatever other modern technologies are used (note: straight bourbon would require 2 years... there is no such "straight" on the label). Additionally, the whiskey will have no additives whatsoever... again, despite whatever technologies are used. Since the Cleveland Whiskey process takes 6 months, we guess that the bourbon is acquired from elsewhere and given the additional treatment on site, then bottled and distributed. Indeed, in the article at Darn Good Times, they note Cleveland acquires a 6-month aged bourbon and then run it through their own process in a period of 6 days. They claim the taste is the equivalent of a 10-12 year old product.

No doubt, this process will upset some... though we're greatly reminded of the Coffey Column still revolutionizing whiskey production in the 19th century to great recrimination.  

Cleveland Whiskey was founded by Tom Lix, who arrived in Cleveland in 2007 and founded a company based upon accelerating the whiskey maturation process. According to the write-up in Magnet, he places the whiskey in stainless steel tanks where "Carefully measured sections of oak and other woods, categorized by surface area, weight and moisture content, are placed inside the vats. These will contribute a whole palette of unique flavors. Pressure cycles, temperature cycles and other factors will be constantly monitored and adjusted by automated equipment." This process is meant to both imitate and compress natural aging that takes place over many days (temperature and humidity variations coming from the rising and setting of the sun and other weather conditions) into minutes--they say a factor of 36:1. The company itself was founded in 2009.

Cleveland Black Reserve Whiskey

Type : Whiskey
ABV : 100
Producer : The Cleveland Whiskey Distillery
Country : United States
Size : 750ML
Description :

Cleveland Black Reserve whiskey is officially labeled a bourbon meaning the spirit must be aged in charred new oak barrels for a period of time prior to bottling, whatever other modern technologies are used (note: straight bourbon would require 2 years... there is no such "straight" on the label). Additionally, the whiskey will have no additives whatsoever... again, despite whatever technologies are used. Since the Cleveland Whiskey process takes 6 months, we guess that the bourbon is acquired from elsewhere and given the additional treatment on site, then bottled and distributed. Indeed, in the article at Darn Good Times, they note Cleveland acquires a 6-month aged bourbon and then run it through their own process in a period of 6 days. They claim the taste is the equivalent of a 10-12 year old product.

No doubt, this process will upset some... though we're greatly reminded of the Coffey Column still revolutionizing whiskey production in the 19th century to great recrimination.  

Cleveland Whiskey was founded by Tom Lix, who arrived in Cleveland in 2007 and founded a company based upon accelerating the whiskey maturation process. According to the write-up in Magnet, he places the whiskey in stainless steel tanks where "Carefully measured sections of oak and other woods, categorized by surface area, weight and moisture content, are placed inside the vats. These will contribute a whole palette of unique flavors. Pressure cycles, temperature cycles and other factors will be constantly monitored and adjusted by automated equipment." This process is meant to both imitate and compress natural aging that takes place over many days (temperature and humidity variations coming from the rising and setting of the sun and other weather conditions) into minutes--they say a factor of 36:1. The company itself was founded in 2009.

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