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Cedar Ridge
Single Malt Whiskey

Category: American Single Malt Whiskey

Date Tasted: 10/17/2019

Country: USA

Alcohol: 43%

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Bronze Medal

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$48

Cedar Ridge
Single Malt Whiskey

Category: American Single Malt Whiskey

Date Tasted: 10/17/2019

Country: USA

Alcohol: 43%

Light gold color. Aromas of vanilla malted milk, moss, alfalfa, sesame, dough, and honeycomb with a supple, bright, dry light-to-medium body and a warming, relaxed toasted sourdough and caraway finish. A pillowy single malt for easy-sipping.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Mild
	Aroma:	vanilla malted milk, moss, alfalfa, sesame, dough, and honeycomb
	Flavor:	toasted sourdough and caraway
	Smoothness:	Warming
	Enjoy:	in cocktails and on the rocks
	Cocktails:	Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
	Bottom Line:	A pillowy single malt for easy-sipping.

The Producer

Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery

1441 Marak Rd NW

Swisher, IA 52338

USA

1 319-319-857-4300

crwine.com/whiskey

Their Portfolio

88 •	Cedar Ridge Iowa Bourbon Whiskey 46% (USA) $39.00.
BR •	Cedar Ridge Single Malt Whiskey 43% (USA) $48.00. - Bronze Medal
93 •	The QuintEssential American Single Malt Whiskey 46% (USA) $59.00.

American Single Malt Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass

About

American Single Malt Whiskey

A newer and still-evolving category, American Single Malt Whiskey must meet the following requirements:

Must be composed of 100% malted barley.

Must be distilled entirely at one distillery.

Must be mashed, distilled, and matured in the United States of America.

Must be matured in oak casks with capacity no larger than 700 liters.

Must be distilled to no more than 160 proof and bottled at a minimum of 80 proof.