Two James Johnny Smoking Gun Badlands Whiskey 87pf 750ml
Distiled at the gorgeous Two James Distillery in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood specifically for their local Ramen joint, the Johnny Smoking Gun Whiskey is essentially tea flavored whiskey. Easily one of Michigan's most exciting craft distillers, Two James is producing innovative and thoughtfully designed spirits without all the smoke screens or misdirection. This is one of their most successful endeavors and starts with a 70% corn, 30% rye mashbill.
The whisky is then steeped in three whole leaf teas, including Lapsang Souchong, giving it a distinct umami character. The addition of the tea flavors also softens the young whiskies, as well as providing complexity and structure, and the result is something very drinkable and complex even at young age. A whiskey that's made to be fun to drink rather than pedantic or noble