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'Beaver Butt' Whiskey — And It's Delicious
As Father's Day gifts go, this definitely beats another tie.
Eau de Musc — made with Beaver Castoreum — is the newest offering from Art in the Age Danya Henninger/Billy Penn
Instead of being earthy, which you might guess from its provenance near the backside of a forest rodent, the first taste of Eau de Musc is mellow and almost fruity. It drinks more like a wine than most whiskies, with a heavy plum flavor at the center and a very light finish.
The slight frutiness comes in part from the castoreum itself, but also from the rest of Grasse’s recipe, which includes birch oil, raspberries and Canadian snakeroot, a woody spice similar to ginger.
Distillates from all of those ingredients were added to Tamworth’s two-year-aged Chocorua Bourbon at the proofing stage, and the result was packaged in a very limited, one-off bottling. There are less than 200 of these babies available in the entire state of Pennsylvania.
If you score one of them —(and at $65 for 200 ml, it’s no frivolous purchase) —you'’ll get to taste the intriguing result for yourself.
This Philadelphia spirits shop is selling 'beaver butt' whiskey — and it’s delicious
Eau de Musc — made with Beaver Castoreum — is the newest offering from Art in the Age Danya Henninger/Billy Penn
Instead of being earthy, which you might guess from its provenance near the backside of a forest rodent, the first taste of Eau de Musc is mellow and almost fruity. It drinks more like a wine than most whiskies, with a heavy plum flavor at the center and a very light finish.
The slight frutiness comes in part from the castoreum itself, but also from the rest of Grasse’s recipe, which includes birch oil, raspberries and Canadian snakeroot, a woody spice similar to ginger.
Distillates from all of those ingredients were added to Tamworth’s two-year-aged Chocorua Bourbon at the proofing stage, and the result was packaged in a very limited, one-off bottling. There are less than 200 of these babies available in the entire state of Pennsylvania.
If you score one of them —(and at $65 for 200 ml, it’s no frivolous purchase) —you'’ll get to taste the intriguing result for yourself.
This Philadelphia spirits shop is selling 'beaver butt' whiskey — and it’s delicious