Name: Fort Mosé 1738 Bourbon Whiskey
Color: Light Brown
Nose: Corn, vanilla, dry wood, dark fruits, pepper spice
Taste: Corn-rye blend, wood, vanilla, dark cherries, cinnamon
The Christmas countdown has begun! Do you have all your bottles ready!?!
Fort Mosé 1738 Bourbon Whiskey has been created by Victor G. Harvey, Sr. and produced by Palm Beach Distillery. It is the first produced whiskey by a black owner in Florida and honors the history of the underground railroad that helped slaves escape and the Spanish who helped them to secure their own free place to live. It is named after the first free town established in 1738 in St. Augustine, Florida.
My good friend from Kentucky was in Fort Lauderdale with his son and he struck up a conversation with Victor as they were both ordering Old Fashioned’s at the bar. He mentioned me and I was sent this bottle for review. I was surprised to hear Palm Beach County has a distillery as I lived there for many years and there was no breweries or distilleries during my times. I am happy to see that the locals are creating their own stuff.
Fort Mosé is blended whiskey, aged for 4 years in oak barrels, and is bottled at 42% abv. The whiskey is sourced from Indiana with a mash bill of 75% corn, 21% rye, and 4% malted barley. In my experience Indiana high rye mashes yield a much sharper taste on the tongue which leads to a snappy cocktail.
Thanks again for the bottle Victor! I will drop by the distillery in the Spring when I am back in South Florida. Fort Mosé currently only available in FL, OH, MI, GA, AZ, KY, VA, with DC, MD, IL, TX, CA coming February 2023.
Priced around $50 and makes a hell of an Old Fashioned that has a great punch to it!
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
