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Famed WhistlePig Whiskey has released its ninth variation of The Boss Hog, and it is the astir originative and collectible variation of the brand’s consecutive rye whiskey to date. The Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song is inspired by the creativity of the Greek Muses and upholds The Boss Hog’s 5 promises: single barrel, bottled astatine proof, powerfully complex, distinctly unsocial from thing they person crafted before, and stupendous.
Aged in American Oak and treble cask finished in WhistlePig’s ain Greek fig nectar and farm-scratch tentura, (a Greek liqueur originating successful the Peloponnesian metropolis of Patras), The Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song offers a whiskey acquisition of a lifetime. On the nose, orangish blossom is followed by ambrosial floral notes, dried fruit, and a hint of brownish sugar. The palate reveals notes of cinnamon and clove that slice into achromatic cherry. The decorativeness is affluent with jammy fig nectar and WhistlePig’s classical Rye spice.
Liz Rhoades, WhistlePig's caput of whiskey improvement & Meghan Ireland, WhistlePig's caput blender
To curate a Boss Hog that’s dissimilar immoderate collectors person seen oregon sipped, WhistlePig’s pistillate whiskey makers turned to the 9 past Greek Muses who inspired find and instauration successful the arts and sciences. The Siren’s Song sanction hails from the Greek Sirens, daughters of the Muses who lured admirers with their melodious call. Each of the 9 Muses grace a vessel successful the signifier of a bespoke pewter topper. The afloat acceptable of 9 is randomly distributed connected bottles crossed the nation.
Bottle toppers for WhistlePig The Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song
“Every twelvemonth The Boss Hog is bigger, bolder and much stupendous than the last,” said Meghan Ireland, caput blender astatine WhistlePig. “We are perpetually trialing caller finishes to find the adjacent champion whiskey experience, and successful existent WhistlePig fashion, this year’s variation is simply a world’s first. Our ambition to unlock the eventual spirit complexity – and the nectar and tentura, which were caller trials successful and of themselves – was good worthy the situation erstwhile we landed the last product.”
“You could accidental the Greek Muses guided america toward the find and persistence of creating Siren’s Song,” said Liz Rhoades, caput of whiskey improvement astatine WhistlePig. “In visiting Greece this summertime to root ingredients and larn from experts astatine an archetypal tentura distillery, we were drawn to the distinctly unsocial flavors of Greece and however they would interact with the bold spirit of our aged Rye Whiskey. We can’t hold for fans and collectors to indulge successful The Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song. Yamas!”
The limited-edition Boss Hog IX: Siren’s Song is disposable successful a 750ml vessel and is bottled astatine proof, betwixt 102.5-106.2 (51.3%-53.1% ABV), with a suggested retail terms of $599.99. It is sold astatine a assortment of premium liquor stores, bars, and restaurants crossed the nation. Find merchantability locations here. Collectors tin authenticate their vessel utilizing NFC exertion connected the backmost label.
Photos courtesy of WhistlePig
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