Bottle 20: Widow Jane Paradigm Rye
Widow Jane Paradigm Rye
Distillery: Widow Jane Distillery and sourced from undisclosed distilleries in Kentucky & Indiana
Region/Country: Blends of NY, KY, and IN whiskies
Age: at least 4 years
ABV: 46.5%
Cask type(s): new charred oak
Grain Bill: rye and barley
Tasting Notes
- Nose: Lemon Meringue Pie, Spring Flowers, Cut Grass, Lychee
- Palate: Buttered Rye Toast, Mandarin Marmalade, Cedar, White Pepper
- Finish: Thyme, Artichoke, Earl Grey, Sandalwood, Peach
Widow Jane Distillery
Widow Jane Distillery is named after a limestone cave in Ulster County, New York. It opened in 1825, and provided much of the cement in North America in the latter part of the 19th century. The water for this whisky is proportedly also sourced from the mine, making it rich in minerals. One wonders whether Sioux Center might also produce good whiskey, given that our water is also “rich in minerals”.
Advent Reflection
The Israelites Passing through the Wilderness, Preceded by the Pillar of Light, by William West
From the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
“The departure of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt is told in the Old Testament book of Exodus. God guided them at night with the light from a pillar of fire. West painted a dramatic night scene, with the light streaming down on tiny figures of Moses and the Israelites. By 1845, such an epic treatment of a biblical subject was old-fashioned and it is the last of the Bristol School’s imaginary, Romantic landscapes. It would be twentieth-century film-makers who were to reinvent the epic dramatisation of history with casts of thousands.”