I enjoyed a lovely visit to Black Frost Distilling a couple of weeks ago. Black Frost Distilling is…read morea craft distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota, known for focusing on "northern terroir"--using only northern-grown ingredients, specifically estate-grown grains from its co-founders' family farms and local oak.
Co-founded by brewmaster Jace Marti and 6th-generation farmer Nate Gieseke they produce Bourbons, Rye Malt Whisky, American Single Malt, and some fun other spirits. They utilize uniquely shaped, open-top wooden fermenters, house-propagated non-saccharomyces yeast strains, and a low barrel-entry proof of 110 to extract more toasted wood sugars
I received a tour, but also enjoyed an Old Fashioned along with some of their spirits while there. The Old Fashioned was lovely, made with Bourbon, Simple Syrup, Bitters, Orange Swath, and Cherries.
Overall the experience was fantastic and highly recommend the distillery.
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