The Last Call

     Located in Sheridan, Indiana, just north of the Indianapolis market, Hunt Club Distillery prides itself on distilling, aging, and bottling all their own spirits on-site. Their gin heritage runs deep, with the current master distiller carrying on a tradition passed down through his father and grandfather. Local pride is at the heart of their work, sourcing many botanicals from Indiana and even hand-picking them personally. This 151-proof release is one of their newest creations, available exclusively at the distillery in 375 ml bottles. It’s a bold proof for a gin, but one they’ve managed with surprising finesse.     E verything about this gin screams local pride. Most of the botanicals, specifically the juniper, are sourced from right here in Indiana, and are even picked by hand. The result is a spirit that feels rooted in place and personality. While it’s got the muscle for a killer cocktail, I wanted to sip it neat first to see how it really drinks. For t...

          Hunt Club Distillery is based out of Sheridan, Indiana where they are distilling, aging, and bottling everything in-house, using locally sourced grains and a distinctly hands-on approach. Among their lineup of vodka, gin, and even high proof versions of these spirits. For distillation Hunt Club is using a hand-hammered Portuguese pot still and local Indiana grains.       When it comes to the Hunt Club 88 whiskey, it aged for a minimum of four years, primarily in ex-Jack Daniel's barrels, though Heaven Hill and Wild Turkey barrels have also been in the mix. Since this is a corn based whiskey and aging in used barrels,  it is a different beast from the typical bourbon experience. With knowing the process the whiskey should be leaning into softness and sweetness rather than complexity from a multi-grain mash bill. Due to this you are relying on the corn profile and the used barrels to do all the talking and to bring the flavo...