{"product_id":"whistlepig-18-year-old-double-malt","title":"WhistlePig 18 Year Old Double Malt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e18 years. Double Malt. WhistlePig — the inaugural release commemorating WhistlePig's first Vermont floor malting harvest, blending 18-year-aged rye whiskey with a portion of malt whiskey to produce a hybrid expression that documents the farm's transition toward full production integration.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Double Malt name refers to the malted grain component added to the 18-year rye base — a malted whiskey produced from the farm's own floor-malted grain that brings additional complexity and a distinctly different grain character than straight rye alone. When released, the 18 Year Double Malt was the oldest standard WhistlePig expression available, representing the peak of the farm's sourced rye program combined with the first fruits of its own malting operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand bottled on the WhistlePig farm in Shoreham, Vermont, each bottle documents a specific chapter in the farm's evolution from purely an independent bottler toward a vertically integrated whiskey producer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDistillery:\u003c\/strong\u003e WhistlePig Farm, Shoreham, Vermont\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Straight Rye Whiskey \/ Malt Whiskey Blend\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 years (rye component)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eProduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inaugural Vermont floor malting — hand bottled on farm\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 750ml\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse all \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/woodencork.com\/collections\/whistlepig\"\u003eWhistlePig at Wooden Cork\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is floor malting?\u003c\/strong\u003e A traditional grain malting technique where barley is spread on a stone floor, wetted, and turned by hand as it germinates — producing malt with different enzyme activity and flavor precursors than industrially malted grain. WhistlePig's inaugural floor malting made this one of the first Vermont-malted American whiskeys.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the significance of the Double Malt name?\u003c\/strong\u003e The malt whiskey component produced from the floor-malted grain is added to the 18-year rye base — two distinct grain spirit types (rye and malt) combined to document the farm's production transition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\"\u003e[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is floor malting?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Traditional technique spreading barley on a stone floor to germinate, turned by hand \\u2014 producing malt with different flavor precursors than industrially malted grain. WhistlePig's inaugural Vermont floor malting was one of the first in American whiskey.\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What is the significance of Double Malt?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The malt whiskey from floor-malted grain is added to the 18-year rye base \\u2014 two grain spirit types combined to document the farm's production transition toward vertical integration.\"}}]}\u003c\/script\u003e","brand":"WhistlePig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49132276547836,"sku":"850001901154","price":379.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/6605\/2348\/files\/WhistlePig_18_Year_Old_Double_Malt.png?v=1779707923","url":"https:\/\/thebourbonvaulthq.com\/products\/whistlepig-18-year-old-double-malt","provider":"THE BOURBONVAULT HQ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}