The team who have been bringing fans Star Trek Wines releases for the past several years — including real-world bottles of Chateau Picard, Klingon bloodwine, Cardassian Kanar, and more — are now moving into the world of hard alcohol with the arrival of Star Trek Spirits.
Launching at StarTrekSpirits.com with the long-waited Romulan Ale bottle first seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, two blue options are the inaugural offerings from Star Trek Spirits.
The first is a dark blue Rye Whiskey, describe as “a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley, giving a sweetness and flavor complexity after aging newly-charred white oak barrels.”
“We utilized a 150-year-old yeast strain, used in some extraordinary and well-known Rye whiskeys. After aging for 2+ years just across the Ohio River from Kentucky, it was ready for bottling.
But we took it a step further with second distilling process, creating an ultra-smooth finish, even at a very high bottle proof. In collaboration with a world-renowned food scientist, we opted for a rare and technologically advanced vacuum distillation process. Distillation under vacuum creates lower temperatures, enhancing both flavor and aromatics. We’d like to think that distillation in the future would also be done in similar low-pressure environments. As it turns out, distillation in a vacuum happens to make great whiskey!
The Rye graininess is apparent in the nose and initial taste on the tongue. Then comes that sweet brown note of vanilla creaminess and sweetness. It has the spicy peppery notes that all high rye whiskeys are known for in the finish, but ours is muted with dried fig, raisin and cherry fruitiness.”
The Romulan Ale Rye Whiskey can be ordered now for $85 USD per bottle, with shipments expected to begin in December 2022.
The second release is a lighter-blue colored Vodka product, with “a hint of corn sweetness, with higher notes from a plump smell of good wheat grain.”
“Distilled from premium Midwest grain, the vodka is produced in the Napa Area, distilled four times in a stainless steel still, to 192 proof to ensure a clean distillation of only the heart of the vodka then cut to 80 proofs for bottling.
Put together by a family of thirteen generation distillers, there are no trace of off notes or the smell of rubbing alcohol that many vodkas suffer from. A carefully done distillation. Touch of corn sweetness with the higher notes from a plump smell of good wheat grain.
Our Romulan Ale Blue Vodka has a fantastic electric blue appearance, with no sediment whatsoever. On swirling, it leaves a phenomenal blue coat on the inside of the glass with long thin legs. Wonderful bright appearance.
Unlike several other vodkas, this one is not highly filtered so you have a great body and mouthfeel that would otherwise be lost.
Fans who sign up for the Star Trek Sprits mailing list on their website will also get a complimentary vodka recipe for the “Quantum Singularity Cocktail,” named “in honor of the fuel source for Romulan ships.”
The Romulan Ale Rye Whiskey can be ordered now for $75 USD per bottle, with shipments expected to begin in December 2022.
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