Francin Barley

$175 per bottle/$2100 per case (No Discounts). 

Available for pick-up at the winery. Shipping to DC, CT and OR only at this point.  Please call the winery to ship.

Purchase Francin Barley, Cask Strength Whiskey

This is an incredibly delicious and highly-textured whiskey. This is 80% Francin Barley and 20% Pinot Noir brandy. This was barreled down into 4 re-purposed French oak wine barrels that were all charred to #2 level. We would put this up against, well, basically any whiskey out there. Truly. As with all the whiskeys we have bottled to date, this is one that is meant to be enjoyed on its own so as to savor the deep and distinct flavors.

This was aged 30 months in re-purposed Pinot Noir barrels. We are specifically NOT doing the thing that’s quite trendy now to finish sprits in a wine barrel (or, god forbid, the other way around). These barrels have the heads removed and then are sanded down to remove all traces of wine. Wine only penetrates about 3\8th inch into oak staves so this is quite possible. The barrel is then re-toasted to wine barrel specifications. It is then charred to whiskey barrel levels. The two barrels this whiskey were in were #3 char. Because of the intensity of the flavor of the grain, the use of only the apex material in the distillation, the textural component the brandy brings to the whiskey and the quality of the distillation (and distiller) this whiskey showed remarkable character and complexity at just 2 years in barrel which is why we decided to bottle it at that point.

This is 80% grain distillate of Francin Barley mixed with 20% of the Pinot Noir Brandy. It went into barrel at 118 proof and after many trials of watering it to lower levels we were stuck - it was great at both 102 proof and full Cask Strength. "We can't bottle BOTH, can we?" asked Matt.  "... of course we can," Jim replied, "We're Patty Green, that's what we do."  We hope you enjoy both versions of the Francin as much as we do. 

Francin Barley is a two-row Czech barley that was recently introduced into the northwest only since the turn of the century and has found growing success between The Gorge and the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast corner of Oregon. This barley has traditionally been used in pilsner and lager style beers and is prized for its clarity and range of flavors.

Francin Barley Cask Strength: 21 cases bottled.