18 years. Double Malt. WhistlePig the inaugural release commemorating WhistlePig’s first Vermont floor malting harvest, blending 18-year-aged rye whiskey with a portion of malt whiskey to produce a hybrid expression that documents the farm’s transition toward full production integration.

The Double Malt name refers to the malted grain component added to the 18-year rye base a malted whiskey produced from the farm’s own floor-malted grain that brings additional complexity and a distinctly different grain character than straight rye alone. When released, the 18 Year Double Malt was the oldest standard WhistlePig expression available, representing the peak of the farm’s sourced rye program combined with the first fruits of its own malting operation.

Hand bottled on the WhistlePig farm in Shoreham, Vermont, each bottle documents a specific chapter in the farm’s evolution from purely an independent bottler toward a vertically integrated whiskey producer.

Specs

• Distillery: WhistlePig Farm, Shoreham, Vermont
• Style: Straight Rye Whiskey / Malt Whiskey Blend
• Age: 18 years (rye component)
• Production: Inaugural Vermont floor malting hand bottled on farm
• Size: 750ml

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Frequently Asked Questions

• What is floor malting? A traditional grain malting technique where barley is spread on a stone floor, wetted, and turned by hand as it germinates producing malt with different enzyme activity and flavor precursors than industrially malted grain. WhistlePig’s inaugural floor malting made this one of the first Vermont-malted American whiskeys.
• What is the significance of the Double Malt name? The malt whiskey component produced from the floor-malted grain is added to the 18-year rye base two distinct grain spirit types (rye and malt) combined to document the farm’s production transition.

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