10th Street STR Single Malt American Whiskey
10th Street STR Single Malt American Whiskey is a 46% ABV (92 proof) unpeated American single malt from the San Jose, California distillery. Made with imported Scottish malted barley, it is copper-pot distilled and matured in STR casks — shaved, toasted, and re-charred ex-bourbon barrels — which balance malt and wood influence, and bottled without chill filtration to preserve complexity. The distillery's non-peated flagship single malt, it pairs American craft with classic Scotch technique. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 46% (92 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Cask: STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) ex-bourbon barrels
- Process: copper pot distilled; imported Scottish malted barley; non-chill filtered
- Origin: San Jose, California
STR: Shave, Toast, Re-Char
The STR process — pioneered by the late Dr. Jim Swan for red-wine casks and adapted here for ex-bourbon barrels — shaves the cask to reduce harsh surface tannins, then toasts and re-chars to create vanilla, sugar, and spice character. In the glass it is light golden: the nose is lightly spicy with sweet caramel and butterscotch over clove honey and candied orange peel; the palate brings complex cherry-like sweetness with vanilla bean, nutmeg, and clove; the finish is smooth and round with decadent candied fruits. See more American whiskey or browse 10th Street.
Tasting Notes
Nose: lightly spicy — sweet caramel, butterscotch, clove honey, candied orange peel. Palate: complex cherry-like sweetness, vanilla bean, nutmeg, clove. Finish: smooth and round, candied fruits.
How to Enjoy
Neat or on the rocks to explore the STR wood influence; its oak-and-spice profile also makes a standout Old Fashioned.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does STR mean? Shaved, Toasted, and Re-charred — the cask treatment used to mature this single malt: the barrel interior is shaved to remove harsh tannins, then toasted and re-charred to build vanilla, sugar, and spice character.
Is the 10th Street STR Single Malt peated? No — STR is the non-peated style; the distillery's peated expression is a separate single malt.
Is it chill filtered? No — it is bottled without chill filtration to preserve its complexity.
Scotch craft, California ingenuity — buy 10th Street STR Single Malt online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.