My guest this week is David Coors…yes, that Coors! We won’t be talking about beer that much, but we will talk about the family history, the brewery but more importantly the latest venture; “The Coors Whiskey Company.” Had a chance to meet David Coors here in Wichita a few weeks ago and to taste Five Trail Whiskey, their new Blended American Whiskey.
An Intentional Blend — Purposefully made and intentionally sourced, Five Trail is a perfectly balanced and elegant blended American whiskey.
Coors gathered a uniquely talented team of whiskey experts, distillers, and brewers with the intent to craft an exceptional and unprecedented blend of four distinct whiskies, proofed with pure Rocky Mountain water. The result is a true American blended whiskey, proving the adage that the whole is so much more than the sum of its parts.
From utilizing Coors malt made in Golden, Colorado from local barley, to partnering with the renowned Bardstown Bourbon Company, to
meticulously perfecting every aspect of our blending process, we’ve honed each step of the production of Five Trail. We believe that quality is determined in the details, which is why we’ve pulled out all the stops to ensure the whiskey that you pour into your glass meets our high expectations and is exactly as we intended it to be.
Five Trail is a blended whiskey, meaning that because Coors does not have its own distillery, the company purchased several already-made liquors that it mixed together to create an original flavor profile. The blend is 45% wheated bourbon from Indiana; 35% four-grain bourbon from Kentucky; 15% Colorado single malt distilled from Coors’ own barley; and 5% 13-year-old bourbon from Kentucky.
There are four Five Trail blends; Flagship Blend (featured below), Barrel Proof, Cask Finished, and Small Batch.
Five Trail Flagship Blend
This whiskey has a wonderful nose with caramel, vanilla toasted oak. It’s soft and semi-sweet on the palate with toffee, brown sugar and a balanced barrel tinged lingering finish with hints of maple syrup warmth.