DISTILLERY
Silent albi distillery
11TH HOUR IS CRAFTED AT SILENT ALIBI DISTILLERY, MANHATTAN’S FIRST DISTILLERY SINCE PROHIBITION. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF CHELSEA, SILENT ALIBI IS A SMALL-BATCH DISTILLERY AND R&D HUB LED BY AN EXPERT TEAM OF INDUSTRY VETS, INCLUDING CREATOR AND CO-FOUNDER BRENDAN BARTLEY.
Sourcing
11TH HOUR BEGINS WITH COFFEE THAT MATTERS. THIS IS WHY WE PARTNERED WITH GILLIES COFFEE, AMERICA’S OLDEST COFFEE MERCHANT AND A LONGSTANDING STEWART OF NEW YORK COFFEE QUALITY. WE THOUGHTFULLY SELECT HIGH-QUALITY, 100% ARABICA BEANS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA AND AFRICA, CHOSEN BATCH BY BATCH FOR CLARITY OF FLAVOR AND CONSISTENCY IN THE GLASS.
Production
11TH HOUR IS CRAFTED THROUGH A UNIQUE MACERATION PROCESS THAT PRESERVES THE TRUE CHARACTER OF THE COFFEE. WHOLE COFFEE BEANS ARE SLOWLY MACERATED IN NEUTRAL SPIRIT UNDER TIGHTLY CONTROLLED CONDITIONS TO EXTRACT LAYERED FLAVOR AND TEXTURE WITHOUT BITTERNESS OR EXCESS SUGAR.
THE RESULTING COFFEE EXTRACT IS BLENDED WITH SUGAR AND WATER TO REFINE BALANCE AND MOUTHFEEL, THEN PROOFED AND RESTED TO ALLOW FOR FULL INTEGRATION. GENTLE FILTRATION PRESERVES AROMATICS AND NATURAL OILS, AFTER WHICH THE LIQUEUR IS BOTTLED AT SILENT ALIBI DISTILLERY.
