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Clyde Mays Cask Strength 9 Year Old Whiskey 750ml Bottle

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Clyde May's
Cask Strength 9 Year Old Whiskey
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Cask Strength 9 Year Old Whiskey 750ml
After serving in World War II, legend has it that Clyde May returned to his native Alabama to raise his eight children and tend to the farm that he had purchased before the war began. Like many farmers at the time, Clyde would distill the excess grains he harvested into corn whiskey — ""branch-farming,"" he liked to call it. From the 1950s to the 1980s, May managed to produce nearly 300 gallons of whiskey a week just southeast of Montgomery in a still that he had designed and built himself. While much of May's whiskey was sold unaged, a portion of the whiskey he produced was aged in charred oak casks into which dried apples were dropped in order to enhance the flavor. Always distilling whiskey outside the law, May was arrested in 1973 and served an 18-month sentence at the Maxwell Air Force Base. ""He sure had a reputation for making fine whiskey,"" said Thomas Allison, a former officer with the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Upon his release, May gave up his cell to the man who convicted him Attorney General John Mitchell, who was convicted in 1974 on charges relating to the Watergate scandal. After May's death in 1990, his son, Kenny, took up the family business and began working with Kentucky Bourbon Distillers to produce a whiskey in honor of his father. Using his father's recipe and water imported from Conecuh Ridge, May produced the first legal batch of Clyde May's in 2001. Today, Clyde May's Whiskey continues to be made from the same recipe that Kenneth's father perfected nearly 50 years ago — a mash of corn, rye and malted barley. Once the grains are distilled, they are aged in charred American Oak barrels for nine years. This cask strength release from Clyde May's is a full-proof version of the classic! An exclusive limited release of only a few thousand bottles every year. Bottled at cask strength with a nose full of citrus, peach and cedar to deliver a rich spice, apple and oak. Finished with notes of zesty orchard fruits and hints of pepper. This nine year old cask strength received a Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Beverage type:
Blended Whisky
Alcohol Level:
58.5%
Bottle size:
750ml bottle Single
Tastes like:
Citrus
Oak
Peach
Apple
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Your payment details are secured with encryption and payments processed on highly secure servers.
Authenticity Guarantee
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We guarantee the provenance and authenticity of every product we sell. You can buy from us with the confidence that the item you are receiving is 100% authentic.
About the brand
Designated as the official state spirit by the Alabama Legislature in 2004, Clyde May’s Whiskey is a product of Conecuh Ridge Distillery and was first legally produced in 2002. Before that time, the moonshine whiskey was manufactured and aged under the watchful of Clyde May and his son from a still designed and handmade by May himself - deep in the woods of Almeria Alabama. After May senior died in 1990, his son Kenny sought a way to legalize his father’s legacy whiskey and collaborated with Kentucky Bourbon Distillers in 2002 to produce a run of 4,000 bottles. Years and several bumps in the road later, including run-ins with state liquor agents and government legislators – the brand has maintained its status as Alabama’s state spirit. Clyde May’s Whiskey has gone on to win multiple awards including Best of Category at the LA International Spirits Competition in 2015 and scored 93 points at the 2017 Ultimate Spirits Challenge.
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Tasting Notes
Nose
A nose full of citrus, peach and cedar.
Taste
Rich spice, apple and oak.
Finish
Finished with notes of zesty orchard fruits and hints of pepper.
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