Sunday November 11th is Veteran's Day and the Taste Place is celebrating with a tasting of the newly bottled Hopscotch - Single Malt Whiskey. Mad River Distillers has teamed up with veteran owned brewery 14th Star to make the third batch in the series. The whiskey was distilled by Mad River from a wash of 14th Star's Tribute Double IPA, barrel-aged in charred American oak barrels for over two years in Mad River's rickhouse and bottled at 92 proof. The result is a unique Vermont whiskey that carries the delicate nose of a single malt, but with a distinctly hoppy underpinnings of the donor beer. It will appeal to whiskey and craft beer fans alike.

14th Star Brewing Company was started in 2012 by veterans Steve Gagnon and Matt Kehaya from a business plan drafted on the back of a notebook while the two served together in Afghanistan. The acclaimed brewery now features six core beers along with a slew of limited edition releases.

In keeping with 14th Star's mission of giving back to the community and supporting veterans, a donation from the sales of each bottle of Hopscotch will be made by Mad River Distillers to the Josh Pallotta Fund, which provides support and services for returning veterans and their families.

Join us at the Mad River Taste Place - 89 Mad River Green Waitsfield on Sunday 11/11 12pm - 3pm!

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