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Whiskey Coffee is Back! ... almost.
August 24, 2020 | Adam Carpenter
artisan, collaboration, community, guatemala, local, New Coffee, party, roasting, whiskey
August 24, 2020 | Adam Carpenter
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Back by popular demand we are proud to announce the limited release of our Branch Point Distillery whiskey barrel aged coffee!
Our Guatemala Monte Cristo single origin coffee was triple barrel aged using Branch Point Oregon Wheat Whiskey barrels. The whiskey was made from locally grown Oregon soft white winter wheat along with crystal brewers malt and distillers malt and is double pot distilled before being aged in new, charred American oak barrels. The barrels were emptied but had more work to do. Branch Point delivered three fresh barrels to Caravan for a month of coffee experimentation.
This whiskey is very approachable and offers tasting notes of caramelized tropical fruits, brown sugar, and vanilla. The vapors of barrels #099, #103, and #106 each imparted a unique quality to our unroasted coffee for a sweet and surprising mash of spiced tropical fruits, like fresh baked banana bread with honey, vanilla, clove and butterscotch aromas.
This whiskey coffee will be available for purchase September and October while supplies last. An official launch party with coffee and whiskey pours will happen Saturday, Sep 12 at Branch Point Distillery complete with local food by day and cigars by night. Contact and reserve your spot for this fun and fragrant event at Branch Point RSVP.
This whiskey coffee friendship started in 2019 when Branch Point reached out to Caravan Coffee and offered a couple fresh local Trit whiskey barrels for our coffee experimentation. That first year, the Brazil Monte Carmelo's brown sugar hazelnut qualities married with Trit's hot apple cinnamon vibrancy for an unforgettable coffee that started this Yamhill County artisan collaboration.