TX Whiskey Ventures Into the Moonshine Category With Latest Experimental Series Release

TX Whiskey unveiled the brand’s newest release within its Experimental Series, White Dog. (Photo: TX Whiskey)

TX Whiskey announced on Tuesday that it will release the latest member of its Experimental Series — TX Whiskey Unaged White Dog — on Friday. White dog is another word for moonshine, which is an unaged new make spirit.

Most whiskeys you see are brown due to the time they spend in wooden barrels, but whiskey is actually clear when distilled, before any aging in wood. White dog is whiskey that hasn’t been aged and instead is bottled after being distilled.

TX Whiskey’s Unaged White Dog is part of the brand’s Experimental Series. The spirit clocks in at 120 proof is made with grains from Sawyer Farms, located in the Texas hill country. It’s distilled from TX Whiskey’s wheated bourbon mash bill.

“Unaged White Dog is quite unique because the barrel has zero impact on the flavor and color, leaving the spirit crystal clear to showcase the grains, yeast, fermentation and distillation,” Head Distiller Evan Brewer said in a news release. “The sweetness of the 100% Texas corn, wheat and malt shines through, and the lack of wood, oak and smoke allows the fruitiness, formed during fermentation and enhanced during distillation, to really be prominent.”

TX Whiskey encourages using its White Dog in a cocktail in place of other clear spirits like vodka.

Just 1,400 bottles of TX’s White Dog are available, and the expression is only available in 375-milliliter bottles, which will be available at TX’s Whiskey Ranch in Fort Worth. Each bottle hosts a price of $39.99. The release will be limited to eight bottles per customer.

The Pernod Ricard-owned brand was established in 2010 and sits on a 112-acre Whiskey Ranch.

Locals can attend a launch party set to take place Friday with a tasting, bottle signing and VIP tour. VIP tickets cost $50, and regular tickets are $10. Those interested in learning more about the event can visit TX Whiskey’s website here.

In April, TX Whiskey unveiled the eighth release within its Experimental Series. It was finished in apricot brandy and sherry casks.

TX Whiskey White Dog Tasting Notes, Via the Brand

Nose: Fresh flowers, summer fruit and cornbread.

Taste: Creamed corn, warm spices.

Finish: Warm and sweet.

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