Where To Buy Oyo Whiskey

Four generations of distilling traditions and one particularly determined grandfather inspired Middle West Spirits first Masters Blend. This small-batch whiskey pairs the finest Kentucky straight bourbon with award-winning OYO Whiskey to create a smooth, smoky, and softly sweet bourbon that proudly bears the name of the grandfather who inspired it all. The Michelone Reserve is a flavor-forward blend of sweet yellow corn, soft red winter wheat, dark pumpernickel rye, and two-row barley.

where to buy oyo whiskey

Dark amber color. Aromas of banana, coconut cream pies and toffeed nuts with a supple, fruity medium-to-full body and a sweet cream, dried fruit, honeyed whole nut, incense and baking spices driven finish. A flavorful and elegantly balanced bourbon. International Review of Spirits, Beverage Testing Institute Masters Blend. All natural, pot-distilled bourbon whiskey. Kosher.

Michelone Reserve is one of two distilleries out of Columbus, OH producing bourbon, the other being Watershed Distillery. Michelone Reserve created their OYO Bourbon Whiskey by blending their locally-made whiskey with a Kentucky straight bourbon. Very light in color, this is the first bourbon whiskey offering from Michelone Reserve, a distillery that is more well known for their vodka products. Review bottle is from Batch 001

The whiskey has been aged for several years in new oak barrels, then transferred to sherry casks for additional 12-18 months of finishing. The whiskey is bottled at 51% ABV and has thus far collected a number of tasting panel awards.

Ohio soft red winter wheat is not what you would typically think of for the start of a fine whiskey. The good folks at Middle West Spirits thought it would be a unique addition though instead of the typical grains of corn and rye. Their resulting OYO flagship whiskey is produced in small batches using single-source Ohio grains and aged for a minimum of two years in American white oak before being bottled at 92 proof.

A very nice lighter sipping whiskey, with a $45 price point should you want to track down a bottle for yourself, it has a place in your bar. I give the OYO Whiskey a score of 84 points.

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"Part of the reason I started a distillery has to do with my family lineage," says Ryan Lang, the master distiller at Middle West Spirits. "There's four generations of distillers blood in my veins, although I might be the first generation to do this legally." Situated in a 10,000 square-foot warehouse in the heart of the Ohio River Valley, Middle West Spirits was founded in 2008 by Lang, together with his business partner, Brady Konya. Together, the pair marry modern distillation techniques with traditional craftsmanship and it's working. OYO Wheat Whiskey the flagship whiskey of Middle West Spirits is made exclusively from Ohio soft red winter wheat. "To get this whole process started," says Lang, pointing at a bottle of OYO Wheat Whiskey, "we started pulling grains from all over the state. We wanted to find something that best reflected the Ohio River Valley's unique terrior." After a tireless search, Lang and Konya identified a wheat varietal growing in northeastern Ohio that enjoyed a nutrient rich, clay soil. "The soil draws water from the wheat, and what's left in the wheat is a flavor that's more caramel in taste than wheat from other regions," says Lang. "That's the flavor we wanted for our brand's footprint." Once the soft, red winter wheat is harvested, it is transported back to Middle West Spirits, where Lang mills and mashes the grains before fermenting them in an open-top fermentation tank (Breckenridge Distillery uses a similar tank to produce Breckenridge Bourbon). Following fermentation, the wash is distilled through a 600-liter, hybrid Kothe copper-pot and column still imported from Germany. "The still makes a beautiful whiskey," says Lang. Once the whiskey has been distilled, it is aged in bespoke, 32-gallon American oak casks that are sealed with beeswax. The casks, which are medium-sized, contribute brilliant aromas of caramelized oranges, nougat and cream to the whiskey. The aromas give way to notes of dried cherries, crushed red pepper, roasted nuts and cinnamon, and lead to a long and warming finish with a hint of caramel. Once the whiskey has aged for a minimum of two years (although the average age is much longer), Lang and Konya fill each bottle from a single cask and label it by hand. OYO Wheat Whiskey earned the Gold Medal at the 2013 American Distilling Institute Competition, where it was named "Best in Category." In addition, it was named a "Top Ten Food"in the United States by the USA Network and was called simply "amazing"by The Huffington Post. "At the end of the day, I think people appreciate originality," says Konya. "They seek out authenticity and they like to experience spirits with stories that reflect shared values and represent a strong point of view. That's what OYO is all about." Try this original whiskey today!

As you may have noticed already, we are admirers of brown spirits. We take our whiskey rather seriously around here and are always delighted to meet one we've never tried. Recently, we met the fantastic team behind Middle West Spirits out of Columbus, Ohio. While probably best known for their unfiltered, old Russian bubbe-style vodka, we gravitated, as we naturally do to their line of OYO Whiskeys.

We all know that we are absolute suckers for edible and potable nostalgia, which meant that when we met co-founders Brady Konya and Ryan Lang, we were pre-destined to fall in love with their story. The two have a powerful commitment to the process and history of distilling liquor and a profound respect and adoration for their now-home state of Ohio. Their methods are traditional. Nearly all the grains they use to create their spirits are from their beloved Ohio, and they throw the word "terroir" around like wine producers. Which, in a slightly less genuine package could seem pretentious and overbearing, but we found the founders, like their whiskey, to be anything but.

We knew we needed to haul in some seasoned whiskey drinkers for this taste test, so we asked our friends and kindred whiskey-loving-spirits over at HuffPost Weird News to come taste these awesome whiskeys with us. Some of us are confirmed old boozehounds, and some sort of new to sipping whiskey. Here's what we thought of each.

We all found this to be the most accessible of the OYO whiskey offerings. The word smooth seems so inadequate in describing the mouthfeel and flavor of this whiskey. It is like butter. Sweet, slightly smoky butter. Some of our tasters said: "Goes down easy with only a slightly harsh after-burn." "Butterscotchy. SO warming on the throat. I want this when I'm sick (and when I'm not)." "Seriously, this is from OHIO? Delicious. A hard bourbon kick but completely round." "Quite smooth, I prefer it without ice."

After the velvety smooth bourbon, the OYO Whiskey was like diving into a sack of grains -- in a good way. The two whiskeys absolutely could not be more different, but are amazing in their own right. If you tend to find bourbons too sweet, this grain-heavy, bright whiskey is your man (or lady, however you roll). Some of our tasters said: "Strong, almost eye-watering taste." "A little stringent. Maybe too strong for a cocktail, but great straight." "A grain punch in the face, masked in the end by, again, sweet smoothness. For grain lovers, not filthy old men." [*Ed note: The Weird News team really wrote some great comments.] "The grain tastes much more pronounced! Doesn't change as much with ice as the bourbon did." "A little too intense for me."

If you've ever tasted white dog before (unaged whiskey, pretty much straight off the still) you know that it is no joke. Most white whiskeys are (we say this with love) total rocket fuel. Incredibly, OYO's unaged rye actually tastes like whiskey. To have made something at 110 proof that is actually sippable is no small feat. Some of our tasters said: "Yikes. Very strong." "So pumpernickely. So much burn. So good. (But not for the faint of heart.)" "Surprisingly palatable white dog, especially on ice." "Reminds me of one time I got way too drunk." "A lot spicier than the others, but still so much nicer than any other white dog I've ever had."

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Wheat whiskey is a style of whiskey defined by having a grain bill which consists primarily of wheat. The United States government only allows a product to be labeled "wheat whiskey" when the mash is composed of at least 51% wheat.[1] Like other American styles, a wheat whiskey may be labelled as a "straight" if it is aged for at least two years in new, charred oak barrels. As of 2022, only a handful of straight wheat whiskey are mass marketed, including Bernheim Original,[2] Middle West,[3] Old Elk,[4] and Dry Fly.[5] Some microdistilleries are in production of wheat whiskeys, but are made on a small scale.[6][7] 041b061a72