Marko finished his 26 year apprenticeship with the release of his own spirit: D&T, officially called Doubled & Twisted Light Whiskey
Here is his story:
The term Doubled & Twisted was from the days of not knowing the exact proof coming out of a copper pot still on the second run. It’s the best stuff! The heart of the heart cut. Just after 4am, D&T was coming out of the still at about 162 proof and twisting on itself, so that’s when I took the picture that would later turn into my label. Whiskey is distilled from beer, globally. If the final result is a 20 to 1 reduction, doesn’t it make sense to use the best beer possible? That’s what I did and I am sure the IPA beer I used, hops and all, is the most expensive beer ever used to make whiskey. The result of using a great IPA is all the hop flavors and two row malty flavors distilled over into the final spirit. The hops give the D&T a fruity, floral, very green spicy character, unlike any other whiskey out there. That is exciting to me. I did not want to duplicate anybody’s style of Whiskey; I wanted to make my own style that accents the ingredients. It was barrel aged for a day and then bottled clear to capture the true whiskey flavors.
Jenni & I bottled 135 cases (9-pack, liter bottles). The intent is not to take over the world; just to make the best whiskey possible and take care of friends. We like to serve D&T on the rocks.
Strength: 99 proof
Bottle Size: one liter
Price: $58 per liter
Retail sales: California Only. Email Jenni to find a store near you We will be releasing a barrel aged version that has the right amount of aging so the whiskey has a nice color from the aging in the barrel, and has a little flavor from the barrel, but it is not the dominant flavor of the whiskey, for sure. That 35 case production (one barrel) will be coming out in 201Cask.
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Marko Karakasevic, Master Distiller
doubledandtwisted@gmail.com
For more information: send me an email |