Other states, United States
FEW Bourbon
- Spicy
- Sweet
- Fruity
Distillery
FEW whiskies
FEW is a distillery in Evanston, on the outskirts of Chicago, a city whose history is closely tied to the movement for alcohol prohibition in the United States: it was “dry” for much of the 20th century. Founded at the beginning of the 2010s, it makes bourbon, rye, malt and gin with Midwestern grain, and its image plays on the history of the city and of the Chicago World’s Fair.
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- Other states, United States
- In the catalogue
- 1 whisky
History, style and where to start
Guide to FEW
History
Evanston was the headquarters of one of the most influential organisations in the campaign against alcohol, whose president for years was Frances Elizabeth Willard; many see a nod to her initials in the distillery’s name, although the house has never fully confirmed it. The sale of alcohol was banned in the city until the 1970s, and opening a distillery there required changing local rules. FEW began distilling in 2011 in a small space, and its whiskeys soon won recognition as part of the craft distilling boom in the United States.
House style
FEW’s bourbon is high in rye and spicy, fruity and somewhat grainy, with caramel, pepper, ripe fruit and vanilla. It matures in new American oak barrels and is bottled at 46.5% ABV. It is a style with more spice and less sweetness than many Kentucky bourbons, very good in cocktails. It is enjoyed neat, with an ice cube or in classic cocktails such as the Old Fashioned, and is a good way to discover American whiskey made far from Kentucky.
Flavour profile of its whisky in the catalogue
Where to start
FEW Bourbon is the catalogue’s entry. If you like its spicy style, compare it with high-rye bourbons such as Four Roses Small Batch or Old Grand-Dad Bonded, and with a rye such as Rittenhouse, to see where the boundary between the two styles lies.
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