“People naturally gravitate towards Kentucky when looking at bourbons, but there are distillers across the across the country making spectacular whiskeys,” said Max Alexander, bar director at San Francisco’s Ernest, a bar and restaurant inspired by global flavors. He loves Oakland, C.A.-based outfit Wright & Brown, which mills, ferments, distills, ages, and bottles their spirits onsite. “It’s a level of hands-on craftsmanship that most distillers can’t claim,” Alexander said. “This attention to detail is evident in their bourbon, which is both rich in vanilla and caramel notes, but perfectly balanced with a prominent rye presence.”
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