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McCarthy's Single Malt
McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey is an American single malt whiskey produced by the Clear Creek Distillery. Production Noted for being one of the first American single malts introduced after Prohibition and aged for three years in the foothills of Mount Hood, Oregon, McCarthy's is made from 100% malted barley imported from Scotland. It is heavily peated, in the Islay tradition of single malt scotch, and draws comparisons to prominent whiskies such as Lagavulin Lagavulin ( gd, Lag a' Mhuilinn, "hollow of the mill") is a small village approximately outside Port Ellen on the Isle of Islay, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Kildalton, and is situated on the A846 road The A846 road is one o .... McCarthy's was a pioneer of the single malt American whisky revival in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clear Creek Distillery
Clear Creek Distillery is a distillery based in Hood River, Oregon, United States, and formerly in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1985, it has been owned by Hood River Distillers since 2014. It is most well known for its ''eau de vie'' produced from Bartlett pears, though today it also makes a variety of other fruit brandies, aged spirits, and liqueurs. History Clear Creek Distillery was founded in 1985 by Stephen McCarthy. The McCarthy family had owned orchards in Oregon since the turn of the century, although Stephen had been running the family's alternative business of manufacturing parts for hunting guns. This endeavor required travel to Europe, where he encountered the Alsace tradition of producing pear ''eau de vie''. He decided to begin making ''eau de vie'' from the Bartlett pears grown widely in Oregon after concluding they were similar to the Williams pears that were often used for ''eau de vie'' production in Europe. He produced the first batches of the spirit in 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
