Taconic Distillery “Man’s Best Friend” Dutchess Private Reserve Cognac Cask Finish Straight Bourbon The Prime Barrel Pick #15

Taconic Distillery, located in New York's lush Hudson Valley, was established in 2013. Its founders hoped to bring the spirit of the region's hunting, fishing, and outdoor lifestyle to their entire whiskey-making process. The company calls their products "farm-to-bottle" whiskeys, utilizing locally sourced Hudson Valley grains and water from the distillery's on-premise natural spring. In the fall of 2016, Taconic finished construction and opened its new 4,200 square foot distillery, allowing them to produce, bottle, and package their whiskey in one place. Their tasting room allows visitors to sample their whiskey. Still, more interestingly, it also allows visitors to taste many other distilleries' whiskeys in hopes of providing a greater understanding of the wealth of different whiskeys on the market.  About a couple of months ago, we received a call from the distillery owner who said he had a nice batch of barrels for us to taste. So we saddled up and took a drive upstate to the disti