Review: Whiskeysmith Coconut Whiskey
Coconut is one of seven flavored whiskeys bottled for Whiskeysmith Co. a division of Old Elk in Fort Collins Colorado. The other flavors include Banana, Chocolate, Pineapple, Blood Orange, Salted Caramel, and Peach. Each flavor is made from a real American whiskey base. No age statement or source of the whiskey is provided. The whiskey is blended with essence of fruit and candy store extracts and bottled at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Beach Whiskey Island Coconut
Beach Whiskey Island Coconut was launched in select markets in 2016 along with Beach Whiskey Original and Beach Whiskey Bonfire Cinnamon. They are in the process of building out national distribution. A quick look at the Beach Whiskey webpage only lists their Island Coconut and Bonfire Cinnamon varieties. Beach Whiskey was co-founded by a large group of people including Country Music singer Jake Owen, Gavin DeGraw, Billy Bush, J Smoke Wallin, and Ken Austin, the Chairman and Co-Founder of Avion Tequila. Beach Whiskey Island Coconut starts with a corn whiskey base that is not barrel aged, but it does undergo a unique filtration process. Natural flavors are blended before bottling at 52 proof. Some coconut flavored rums are blended with an oversweet coconut liqueur. In fact Island Coconut is made with 44% less sugar than the leading coconut brand, presumably Malibu. Read more
Review: Stillhouse Coconut Moonshine
Stillhouse Coconut Moonshine was re-launched March 2016. It was originally introduced along with a Peach Tea, Apple Crisp, and Red Hot flavor in 2014. While the first thing I notice is the stainless steel can it is now packaged in, further investigation shows the alcohol has been increased from 40 to 69 proof. They also added a Mint Chip flavor to their lineup. The moonshine base was created by Brad Beckerman and Adam Perry Lang who spent three years developing the recipe. It is made from 100% estate grown corn that is distilled five times in a traditional copper whiskey still that was built in 1930. After charcoal filtering a coconut liqueur is infused before canning at 69 proof. Besides standing out on the back of a bar, the turpentine looking can is practical, as the can engineers even designed it to fit a universal pour spout for bars. Read more