Bloody Butcher Bourbon skus_4162643 Tiziano Sparkling Rosato goes with

Tiziano Sparkling Rosato goes with just about everything

This opens with aromas of green apple

A rich and dense red with a powerful palate of ripe fruit and chewy tannins

the aroma settles beautifully into hints of slate and rainwater

but with some real old-vine intensity

Bloody Butcher Bourbon skus_4162643 Tiziano Sparkling Rosato goes withNew Liberty's Rob Cassell turned to Doylestown's Castle Valley Mill for the deep red kernels of Bloody Butcher corn, a magenta purple heirloom varietal that's not well suited to industrial farming (its skinny stalks can't handle a fall storm) but that is noted for its fruitiness and an oily richness that's prime for grits and whiskey. It makes up 68 percent of this mash bill, well exceeding the 51 percent corn minimum required to be called bourbon.