Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake will provide followers a ryed they don’t wish to miss, because it launches a limited-edition, wind tunnel-tested rye whiskey with WhistlePig Whiskey. The leaders in impartial craft whiskey, a group associate since 2022, have unveiled the newest providing of their WhistlePig PiggyBack Legends Collection, a excessive Rye Whiskey chosen by drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, with barrels trialled within the group’s wind tunnel in Hinwil, Switzerland – to make sure an exciting style in each sip.
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The Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake Barrel whiskey is bottled at 96.77 proof, a nod to Valtteri’s racing quantity, 77, and the precision of racing. Zhou’s Chinese language roots are mirrored by the whiskey’s end with lychee and oolong tea: the natural and floral notes of the oolong complement the herbaceous tone of WhistlePig’s signature PiggyBack 100% Rye, rounded up with a juicy tropical fruit end and a contact of spice.
Just like the group’s C43 racing automobiles, trial barrels have been examined within the group’s wind tunnel in Hinwil earlier than hitting the monitor. Choose barrels then endured various ranges of G-forces on the WhistlePig farm and distillery in Vermont for the of completion, accelerating the interplay between the whiskey and the wooden staying true to the bodily nature of motorsport.
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The limited-edition Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake Barrel might be accessible on-line from September thirteenth and offered in choose shops throughout the US. It’s a well-rounded, thrilling expertise to be loved responsibly.
Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake driver:
Partnering with WhistlePig has been an exhilarating expertise. Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake is devoted to being one of the best on the monitor, and the crew at WhistlePig is fearless of their pursuit to create one of the best whiskey on the market – one thing I skilled once I visited them at their farm and distillery final yr. We’re trying ahead to followers tasting our customized Rye Whiskey and elevating a glass to our group and the exhilarating sport of Formulation One.
Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake driver:
I’m honoured that the Crew and WhistlePig have joined forces to launch a Single Barrel Rye Whiskey made with components impressed by my tradition. Formulation One brings collectively fearless, thrill-seeking motorsports professionals and WhistlePig has a shared ardour for boundary-pushing innovation. Collectively, they’ve created one thing for followers to get pleasure from this season when the automobiles aren’t on monitor.
Meghan Eire, WhistlePig Head Blender:
We’re taking our third Legends Collection launch on a ryed like by no means earlier than. Our experiments with dynamic ageing went full throttle throughout ending trials on the Alfa Romeo F1 Crew Stake wind tunnel, inspiring new methods to show barrels to G-forces again on the WhistlePig Farm. The natural and floral notes of the lychee and tea barrel chosen with the group create a brand new, podium-topping expertise for PiggyBack Rye.
