{"id":411464,"date":"2022-12-02T14:54:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T20:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=411464"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:58:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T20:58:54","slug":"one-day-only-mordecai-releases-special-three-barrel-blend-to-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/one-day-only-mordecai-releases-special-three-barrel-blend-to-public\/","title":{"rendered":"One Day Only! Mordecai Releases Special Three Barrel Blend To Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bourbon lovers have a good time in Chicago. Why? Because our spirit culture is so deep, rich, and innovative. Not only are we home to many local and national distilleries, our restaurants and bars are also bold enough to take a shot at the spirit&#8217;s scene. This year, Mordecai is releasing a Three Barrel Blend: created collaboratively with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeppsonsbourbon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.jeppsonsbourbon.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1670085440295000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0eYe-mOZdTnOhBBEnH7Y7L\">Jeppson\u2019s Bourbon<\/a> and for the first time, you can get a bottle home.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, December 6th, Chicagoans can bring home this exclusive blend the Mordecai team created with Jeppson&#8217;s Master Blender Tyrus Yamigiwa. Each bottle will be wax-dipped and hand-numbered for just $75. Only 50 bottles will be available, so be sure to visit Mordecai between 5-10 PM to purchase this limited edition bottle, available for one day only!<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as you&#8217;re getting excited for the release, we had the honor of bringing in Kris, Mordecai&#8217;s Spirits Archivist, to talk about the story and adventure behind this exclusive blend. *drumroll<\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CkbcaHAv6qb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CkbcaHAv6qb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CkbcaHAv6qb\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by MORDECAI (@mordecaichicago)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q (Urban Matter): Let&#8217;s start with some backstories! Is this the first time you make your own blend? Or is house blend a Mordecai tradition?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A (Kris):\u00a0<\/strong>This is the first time we partnered with an outside company to do a blend, but we started blending when we <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opened because <\/span>we wanted a signature touch to our Old Fashioned. So we picked three different bourbons at the time. Originally, it was Stagg Jr, Old Grand Dad 114, and Four Rose&#8217;s 80 proof. We worked on blending those together to find our optimal profile for the Old Fashioned.<\/p>\n<p>Our blending process started with a bourbon class that myself and my former bar manager taught at Billy Sunday. We wanted to do a fun exercise at Billy Sunday where we blended some bourbon together, and we had them try the individual bourbon separately with the blend as a tasting exercise to see if people can pick out the components in the blend.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What ended up happening was that we made the blend two weeks before that class to allow ourselves work ahead since it was summer and the schedule was busy.<\/span> When we tried it before heading to Billy Sunday, we looked at each other and said: this tasted better than we remembered it. So we made a fresh blend with the same ratios. Apparently, just the two weeks of sitting allowed those bourbons to integrate a little more cohesively. We decided to bring the two-week blend and the fresh blend, and let the class decide which one was better, and everyone thought the rested one was superior to the fresh blend.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when we started to apply the same resting process to the batches of bourbon used in our Old Fashioned. It was kind of a happy accident that got us into resting, but we&#8217;ve always wanted to do our own blend.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411468\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411468\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-scaled.jpg 900w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-1500x2000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-370x493.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-842x1123.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-406x541.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Peterson-Headshot-2021-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Mordecai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Q: And that&#8217;s how it led to the collaboration with Jeppson&#8217;s this time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>: When Jeppson&#8217;s approached us about possibly doing a single barrel with them, we tried the core product, which was the 4-year-old, 100-proof bourbon. It was better than what I&#8217;d anticipated for a four year old and 100-proof, so I asked them about the blending components. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They responded by saying that<\/span> they were using MGP George Dickel. George Dickel is a hit-or-miss profile for me. Sometimes certain bottlers really blend it well, single barrels are fantastic&#8230; so the fact that they were blending in a good portion of Dickel <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">led to my proposal <\/span>to let our bar team come in and blend with Tyrus Yamagiwa, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d actually end up picking up<\/span> more than one barrel and blend them together. We did their first private blend, and it was a wonderful experience working with Tyrus, talking about his selection process and how our team builds our cocktails from aromatics to the finish to the structure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_411470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-411470\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-411470\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"three barrel blend cocktail\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-391x260.jpg 391w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-842x561.jpg 842w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-406x271.jpg 406w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mordecai-Three-Barrel-Blend-min-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-411470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Mordecai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Q: So, when choosing the barrels, did you already know how you want the final blend to taste like, or were you finding barrels that compliments each other and make up for weaker elements?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>: That&#8217;s a great question and it&#8217;s a little of both. We went around the warehouse and sampled barrels. We talked about what we were tasting, how we can potentially improve upon each of the single barrels by looking for whiskey with a longer finish, or something with a softer approach at the beginning&#8230; We know we want to have a final blend that will hold up to cocktails. For us, you might have a really easy sipper that&#8217;s a crowd-pleaser: soft on the palate, drinks under proof, leans sweet&#8230; people might love that in a glass by itself, but if it doesn&#8217;t have a robust structure, it can get lost in the cocktail, or your cocktail can become plain.<\/p>\n<p>Profile-wise, we needed something that could flavor well in cocktails since that&#8217;s a big part of what Mordecai does. And then we needed it to also be able to stand alone in a glass. It&#8217;s about setting up those priorities first and finding something that meets both goals. As we started chasing the barrels, we found one that&#8217;s absolutely a honey barrel. The structure was a nuisance and would get lost in a cocktail, but it was extremely delicious. We put it to the side and said it would be a good blending component, especially if we want to increase the body or soften the attack upfront. But now we <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needed <\/span>to find barrels with more action <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mid-pallet, so we looked <\/span>for a finish that brings in the oaky finish and extends the experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: <\/strong>It&#8217;s like what they talked about in the\u00a0<em>Perfume<\/em> movie about layers of scent!<\/p>\n<p><strong>A: <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes! <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that\u2019s how we craft our cocktails too. For example, the basic definition of a cocktail is the same as that of an Old Fashioned: spirit, sugar, bitter, and water. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sugar<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides the base notes (the body), <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">your higher-proof spirit provides the structure and length on the palate. Your bitters add to the body as a seasoning and accent flavors, allowing you to think about the experience. And the finish will be the sip carried by the proof and bitterness. We\u2019re always compositing those experiences together, whether <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our cocktail or bourbon blends.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClPMuwqADEh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClPMuwqADEh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/ClPMuwqADEh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by MORDECAI (@mordecaichicago)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q: That&#8217;s fascinating! So how long did this Three Barrel Blend rest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> This barrel sat for a couple months before getting bottled. The original honey barrel we picked as a small portion to give the upfront richness is still tank-resting at Jeppson\u2019s for about another year, so we will use a portion of that in our next barrel. We got the proportions down for an April release but we\u2019re going to finalize the blend at the end of February.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q:\u00a0Oh! So all your blending components will continue to age? Does that mean each new release will be slightly different regardless?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong>Yup. It\u2019s a really fascinating aspect, actually. When it comes to whiskey discussions, so much emphasis is put on barrel aging, whether it\u2019s barrels used for scotch, the resting duration for bourbon\u2026 all that priority we give wood isn\u2019t always seen in other spirits. If you talk about really high-end eau de vie, they\u2019ll glass rest for decades. Artisanal mezcals will glass rest for five to ten years. There\u2019s a real belief in the rest of the world in letting spirits sit in their container and still integrate better with blending. But we don\u2019t talk about this with bourbon or scotch because we put so much emphasis on the barrel. At the same time, some of those really famous rye blends from the original Van Winkle ryes are due to a lot of the old Bernheim stock that went in Sazerac 18 all steel-tank and rested for a very long time. It\u2019s something whose benefits we\u2019ve seen, and are finally starting to come around more in bourbon circles. But for the most part, it\u2019s been a spirit you can get on the shelf in four years, so many people still have the \u201cwhy keep it around, bottle and sell it\u201d mentality still.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sbi-embed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media sbi-embed\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClHJNp_r9DF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClHJNp_r9DF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/ClHJNp_r9DF\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by MORDECAI (@mordecaichicago)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q: Other than the 50 bottles going on sale on Tuesday, will guests be able to enjoy your Three Barrel Blend in your cocktails too?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolutely<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We now use it as a component in our standard Old Fashioned. It will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be a component with Wild Turkey and Four Roses: Wild Turkey 101, our original three barrel blend, is 6 years old and 102 proof, and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four Roses is 80-proof<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Every Old Fashioned that goes out, you get a little taste of this new blend in there. Our vintage cocktails that feature bourbon will always feature the exclusive blend as well. It\u2019s also available by the glass<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: What else is going on at Mordecai this holiday season?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A<\/strong>: We have a <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/9-holiday-pop-ups-in-chicago-for-the-ultimate-festivities\/\">holiday pop up<\/a> going on, called Mistletoe. We really went overboard with the decoration and we have a unique cocktail menu to go with it too. We\u2019re doing a vintage Old Fashioned featuring the Three Barrel Blend, some 1950s Capri (a juniper-based liquor), an alpine liquor with a mint-chocolate profile, a little maple syrup, and house-made bitters from cedar trees I planted during my sophomore year in high school because my dad didn\u2019t like the view of the chainlink fence in the backyard. Now they\u2019re all two stories tall and I harvested cedar berries from them to make winter-forest bitters.<\/p>\n<p>We are also doing an NYE dinner downstairs, followed by a vintage countdown experience upstairs starting at 8:30pm. So whenever you\u2019re done with dinner, you can go upstairs. You get three vintage cocktails in addition to a \u2018bubbles\u2019 toast at midnight. We\u2019ll also have some elevated traditional-themed NYE snacks as well. We sold out last year and already have some pre-sales this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: Last question: you mentioned your next bottle release is in April. Does that mean you&#8217;re not doing anything special for CRW this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> We are actually selected by Four Roses to choose the barrel for the suburbs and the city for on-premise. It was the first time in the last few years they&#8217;re doing on-premise barrels due to limited supplies in the last few years. We&#8217;re the only restaurant that will have both city and suburb barrels on-premise. They will be our feature until our next barrel drop in April.<\/p>\n<p><em>Featured Image: Mordecai<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bourbon lovers have a good time in Chicago. Why? Because our spirit culture is so deep, rich, and innovative. 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