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WhistlePig The Boss Hog VIII Rye 750 ml
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About this bottle
WhistlePig The Boss Hog VIII: The Spirit of Mauve is a limited edition 13-year-old rye whiskey finished in Calvados casks. It is bottled at cask strength, 56.1% ABV, and comes in a beautifully crafted wooden box. The whiskey is named after Mauve, one of the majestic pigs on the WhistlePig farm, and is known for its complex flavor profile with notes of caramel, apple, cinnamon, and oak.
How to drink WhistlePig Boss Hog VIII
Add a few drops of water before your first sip — at 56.1% cask strength, a light cut usually opens the apple and Calvados-cask notes rather than diluting them away. Sip it slowly in a glencairn; this is a collector's-pace whiskey, not a quick pour.
Tasting notes
Nosecaramel, apple
Palatecinnamon, oak
Finishcomplex, long
Specs
Rye112.2 proof · Calvados cask finish · Shoreham, Vermont
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Questions about this bottle
How should I serve WhistlePig The Boss Hog VIII?
Add a few drops of water before your first sip — at 56.1% cask strength, a little dilution helps open up the Calvados finish.
What are Calvados casks, and how do they affect this rye?
Calvados casks previously held French apple brandy, and the finish here layers apple and cinnamon notes over the rye's base caramel and oak character from 13 years of aging.
Why is this release called 'The Spirit of Mauve'?
It's named after Mauve, one of the pigs on WhistlePig's Vermont farm — part of the brand's naming tradition for its Boss Hog limited-edition series.
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