Clarkville Crimson - Bloody Butcher Red Corn Whisky

Herrick Creek Heritage Series

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52% New Zealand Bloody Butcher Corn, 48% Canterbury Malted Barley

Aged in a new European oak barrel & small new American oak barrels

Grown in Clarkville in 2021/22

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For this whisky, we had to find seed years beforehand and spent a couple of years propagating seed at home. When we finally planted a field of it, everything was done by hand. Each seed was poked into the ground by the owner/distiller, Tom, on hands & knees. 

Each cob was hand harvested and air dried before being kerneled by hand as well. 

This is a whisky labour of love. It's a pure expression of the Waimakariri area it was grown in, and it's a one-off.

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