J.T. Meleck High Proof Whiskey Review.
J.T. Meleck High Proof Whiskey Review. I received this spirit as a review sample from JT Meleck, linked here . It is important to clarify this did not impact the ratings of this review. J.T. Meleck is doing something genuinely special in the American craft whiskey space, and it starts long before the whiskey ever touches a barrel. Based in Louisiana, J.T. Meleck farms over 20 acres of rice fields, a crop deeply rooted in the region’s culture and history. Instead of simply selling that rice, they decided to ask a much bigger question. What happens if you turn it into whiskey? This bottle represents the full commitment to that idea. J.T. Meleck grows, harvests, distills, ages, and bottles everything on site, using 100 percent rice and aging the whiskey in new charred American oak. Rice whiskey is something most of us associate with Japan, not the United States, which makes this releas...