Glacier Distilling announces 10-year whiskey
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The 10-year North Fork rye whiskey at Glacier Distilling. (Anna Byrd photo)
Glacier Distilling Company of Coram has announced the upcoming release of a 10-year-old expression of its award winning “North Fork” rye whiskey. It will be the first bottling of a 10-year-old whiskey 100% distilled, aged and bottled in Montana.
To honor the milestone, the company will be auctioning the very first bottle of its 10 Year North Fork rye whiskey on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. with live music, food and drink starting an hour beforehand.
Proceeds from the auction will be donated to a local charity. Following the auction, a limited release of 120 bottles will be offered for sale in a commemorative decanter.
North Fork is a straight rye whiskey distilled from a mash of organic rye, rye malt and corn. It is aged in new white oak charred barrels for a minimum of two years.
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