After selling out of their initial releases in days, the team at Wolves are back with their third limited, online-only whiskey release titled “Spring Run.” Spring Run will be available first to those on the Allocation List available at WolvesWhiskeyCA.com, and second to the general public on get at the same site.
The whiskey makers said this will be the last “Run” for a while, as Wolves gears up for a special collaboration with Willett Family Estate.
Like prior Runs, Spring Run is a blend that contains whiskey distilled from craft Stout beer, aged in French Oak for 10 years, a whiskey distilled from craft Pilsner beer, aged in new American oak for 6 years, a rye whiskey selected for its spice, and a single malt whiskey aged for 9 years in used French oak.
The team at Wolves said the flavors hint strongly at Wolves’ First Run, exuding the hoppiness, chocolate, and citrus notes that its forerunner was known for. The nose is slightly sweet, delivering honeysuckle, hops, and warm vanilla. The tasters said the extra year in the barrel helps Spring Run bring grapefruit, dark chocolate, hops, and nutmeg to the pallet.
The Pilsner, Stout, and Single Malt whiskeys in the Spring Run were distilled by 13th generation Master Distiller Marko Karakasevic in Sonoma County using a rare, copper brandy still imported from Cognac in the early 1980s. While the brandy still is slow, the distiller said, it creates “massive body.” And because the Stout and Pilsner whiskies are distilled from finished craft beer, the hoppy notes are pronounced and the nose is slightly sweet. The team landed at 105 proof for this edition.
“When we re-released First Run from the Founders Reserve in December, and it sold out in seconds, we knew we wanted to do another Run to get some more on the market,” said Wolves founder Jon Buscemi in a prepared statement. “Marko is a generational artisan working with a tried-and-true still, and we’re honored to work with him again on this.”
Each bottle of Spring Run is wrapped by hand in a Robin’s Egg Blue sheepskin leather, which is laser cut, embossed, printed with UV light, and laid flush to the glass by hand. The bottle is heavy and French-cut, while the cork top is made of maple wood. Each bottle is numbered by hand before being placed in Wolves’ canvas sleeve.
Wolves produced 1,100 bottles of Spring Run, a portion of which will be available on May 19th for around $200.
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