Wolves is an American whiskey distilled in California by a 13th generation Master Distiller, Marko Karakasevic, using a rare copper alambic pot still imported from Cognac, France. The distillation process with an alambic still – mostly retired by the industry – is far less efficient than a column still, but the end result is whiskey with more body and richness.
The Wally Blend – a mix of 8-year-old whiskey distilled from stout beer and aged in French oak, 5-year-old whiskey distilled from pilsner beer and aged in new charred American oak, 9-year-old single malt whiskey aged in second-use French oak and MGP rye whiskey – tastes as different as it sounds. Spicy on the fore, malty in the middle and syrupy sweet vanilla-flavored on the backend.