Hotaling's Whiskey
At the recent Whiskies of the World Expo, I went over to the Anchor Distillery table to try their whiskies. They're hardcore, aged just one or two years. Then I noticed they'd come out with a new 1906 Earthquake edition called Hotaling's Whiskey in homage to the famous poem:
'If, as they say, God spanked the town
For being over frisky,
Why did He burn the churches down
And save Hotaling's whiskey?'"
Fritz Maytag, who owns the Anchorsteam brewery, created Anchor Distilling, and also makes wine, is a god to drunks everywhere. I was surprised when I was introduced to him at the tasting. It was like meeting Colonel Sanders or Aunt Jemima. He explained that their Hotaling's Whiskey is just like their one and two-year olds, but it's aged 11 years in charred barrels. The stuff is on fire!
But anyway, that's the kind of anniversary commemoration I can get behind.
'If, as they say, God spanked the town
For being over frisky,
Why did He burn the churches down
And save Hotaling's whiskey?'"
Fritz Maytag, who owns the Anchorsteam brewery, created Anchor Distilling, and also makes wine, is a god to drunks everywhere. I was surprised when I was introduced to him at the tasting. It was like meeting Colonel Sanders or Aunt Jemima. He explained that their Hotaling's Whiskey is just like their one and two-year olds, but it's aged 11 years in charred barrels. The stuff is on fire!
But anyway, that's the kind of anniversary commemoration I can get behind.
