{"title":"Copper Fox Distillery","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOwner Rock Wasmund's Patch of Heaven in the Virginia Mountains\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore starting Copper Fox Distillery, Distillery owner Rick Wasmund apprenticed for six months with Scotch distiller Bowmore on the Isle of Islay. Copper Fox Distillery was licensed to begin distilling by the Virginia ABC board in 2005 as a limited distiller (\u0026lt;5,000 gallons).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rtecenter\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/CopperFox_480x480.png?v=1672950146\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe  spirits at Copper Fox Distillery focus on the flavoring of the malt using the smoke of selected, smoldering fruitwoods, and hand-cut, toasted fruitwood that add a range of natural flavors in the maturation process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rtecenter\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/Distillery1_480x480.jpg?v=1672950169\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopper Fox uses barley bred specifically for the distillery and grown in Virginia, and Copper Fox is the only distiller in the United States to do 100% of its own grain malting. [3] Following the malting process, apple and cherry wood provide smoke during the malt drying process in a special room at the distillery. The apple wood used is from a local farm, where after the trees finish being productive (about 19 years), the wood is recovered to the distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rtecenter\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/rickhouse_480x480.jpg?v=1672950201\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCopper Fox whiskey is distilled in a Portuguese small copper pot still and aged in used bourbon barrels (from the other Virginia distillery, A. Smith Bowman, maker of Virginia Gentleman bourbon). Copper Fox whiskey aging is accelerated by 'chipping', adding a sachet of small chunks or 'chips' of charred wood (oak, apple, and cherry are used) to the aging barrel. [5] Using this accelerated technique, Copper Fox whiskeys are aged at a minimum of twelve months. Scotch Whisky is aged for a minimum of 3 years and 2 years for Straight Bourbon. Wasmund once sent a whiskey chip-aged for six weeks to the Scotch Whisky Research Institute, who guessed it had been aged for seven to eight years.[6] All bottles of alcohol produced at Copper Fox Distillery are filled and wax dipped by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/RicjWasmund_480x480.jpg?v=1672950229\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/RicjWasmund_480x480.jpg?v=1672950229\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"rteright\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: comic sans ms,cursive;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff8c00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDistillery Owner\/Master Distiller Rick Wasmund \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"copper-fox-original-american-single-malt-whisky-750ml","title":"Copper Fox Original American Single Malt Whisky (750mL)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReview by FWL Contributing Editor\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.forwhiskeylovers.com\/users\/uncle-knucklehead\"\u003e Uncle Knucklehead\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eRick Wasmund of Copper Fox Distillery had an early encounter with the peaty smokiness of single malt Scotch whisky that eventually led him to an apprenticeship with the renown Jim McEwan, Master Distiller at the Bowmore Distillery on the Isle of Islay. There, on one of the last of the distillery malting floors in the country, Rick learned from this master of malt how to craft flavors from the floor up, carefully raking and shoveling the germinating barley malt as it slowly dried to enhance the sweetness of the grain. Then completing the process in the kiln, where it was cured with smoke from dried peat that infused its pungent aromas deep into the grain and leaving traces of its phenolic terroir: salt air, seaweed, fecund earth, rich vegetals and medicinal traces that make Scotch whisky its own unique liquid gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eReturning to the US, Rick created Wasmund?s Single Malt using his own brand of smoke: his floor malted barley is infused with the burning embers of his childhood obsession: the smoke from American hardwoods like apple wood and cherry wood. The result is a uniquely flavored, bold, juicy liquid that envelops your nose and mouth with the sweetness of honey and olive tapenade, wrapped in silky ribbons of flavor that suggest dried apples, brown sugar, orange marmalade on rye toast and root beer float.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmokey and complex; a unique, distinctively flavorful, brawny and balanced whisky. A great choice for artisan cocktails or sipping.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003ch2\u003eCopper Fox Original American Single Malt Whisky Tasting Notes:\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich aromas of suede, olive tapenade, honey and wood fire\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate:\u003c\/strong\u003e dried mango chutney and clay with a silky dry fruitiness, medium-full body\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long and spicy, with wood smoke, orange marmalade on rye toast and root beer float\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eÿ\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Copper Fox Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666781442207,"sku":"SCO-00287D","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/products\/Copper-Fox-Original-American-Single-Malt-Whis-0671.png?v=1777863840"},{"product_id":"copper-fox-peachwood-american-single-malt-whiskey-750ml","title":"Copper Fox Peachwood American Single Malt Whiskey (750mL)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCopper Fox owner and head distiller Rick Wasmund's continuing quest to bring new flavors to the whisky world led him to the delicate complexities of peachwood. Both as a smoking medium during the kiln drying process and as a maturing catalyst inside our barrels, peachwood contributes a symphony of fruity, floral notes to his signature single malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"All we are saying, is give peach a chance!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Copper Fox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666781474975,"sku":"892241001157","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/Copper-Fox-Peachwood-American-Single-Malt-Whiskey-0.jpg?v=1756549675"},{"product_id":"copper-fox-port-barrel-finish-single-malt-whiskey","title":"Copper Fox Port Barrel Finish Single Malt Whiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003eCopper Fox's signature single malt, aged with a progressive series of hand toasted, select seasoned, new and used applewood and oak chips inside used bourbon barrels, transferred to a second used bourbon and then finished in used port style wine barrels from neighboring Virginia wineries. This process results in a deep rich flavor and subtle sweetness, attributed to the residual wine in the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCopper Fox Port Barrel Finish Single Malt Tasting Notes:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e: A dark auburn-hued\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAroma\u003c\/strong\u003e: Beautifully perfumed nose of raisin, brandied cherry, cinnamon sugar, and aged leather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rich and honeyed with notes of milk chocolate covered cherries, ginger root, toasted coconut, and cigar box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e: A savory, biscuit-like quality develops on the generous finish, leaving an impeccably balanced dessert lingering on the tongue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNon-chill filtered. 50% ABV\/100 Proof\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Copper Fox Distillery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42666781507743,"sku":"CoppFox-Portwood","price":94.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/2338\/1151\/files\/Copper-Fox-Port-Barrel-Finish-Single-Malt-Whi-8911.jpg?v=1777860798"},{"product_id":"copper-fox-rye-whiskey-750ml","title":"Copper Fox Rye Whiskey (750mL)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003eP { margin-bottom: 0.08in;\n\u003c\/style\u003e\r\nCopper Fox Rye is remarkable rye for several reasons. First its made with an extraordinarily generous amount of smoked malt: The mash bill is 2\/3 Virginia rye and 1\/3 Virginia Thoroughbred hand-malted barley?kiln dried with apple wood and cherry wood smoke - most ryes use a lower percentage of rye (the most expensive grain in any whiskey) with the legal minimum being a paltry 51%.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eCooper Fox also doesn?t use any corn in the mashbill, and they hand malt their barley (meaning they make it themselves which is a demanding if tedious process) and smoke their barley (very similar to the peating of scotch barley in terms of process) with a mix of 60 % apple wood and 40 % cherry wood. This imparts a unique batch of flavors. The whisky is double pot-stilled to between 150 and 160 proof then aged in used bourbon barrels into which are added a series of new and used apple and oak chips. After the initial aging, the whiskey is then put in a second used bourbon barrel to finish. 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