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Episode 097 - Solera Aged Rum
This time around, we chat with Andy Keller, head distiller for Blackwater Distilling, Maryland's oldest currently operating craft distillery. We examine one of the really unique and ambitious projects they began just a couple years ago: aging some of their product in a solera system.
Some of the things we discuss include:
What a solera is, and how it's used to add both consistency and complexity to a spirit.
A tasting of Blackwater's flagship products, including the first batch of their solera aged rum
How the solera is organized and managed, including barrel sourcing, aging time, and…
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