Description
WOOD SPECIES: WHITE OAK (Quercus Alba)
MASH BILL: 72% CORN, 23% RYE, 5% BARLEY
TASTING NOTES: BAKING SPICES, CARAMEL CORN, GOLDEN RAISINS, TOAST, CAMPFIRE
Illinois is one of the most fertile places on the planet.
Before European settlers and their plows came west, prairies extended for thousands of unbroken miles. Grasses sent roots deep into glacial deposits and over millennia created rich topsoil several feet deep. Oak savannas punctuated the prairie landscape and provided respite for bison, elk and deer and the indigenous tribes that would use controlled fires to maintain these biodiverse areas. Split Spirits combines this iconic tree with Illinois corn, rye and barley to create a spirit rooted in Illinois.
JIM COLLINS
1 egg white
1 dash Angostura
Tsp 2:1 syrup
0.5 oz Allspice Dram
0.75 oz Lemon Juice
1.75 oz Split IL White Oak
Combine ingredients in a tin, dry shake. Add ice and shake again and double strain in a highball glass with ice and top with club soda. Garnish with an orange round and Luxardo cherry.