Distiller Notes
This spirit has rich notes of caramel, vanilla, and spice on the nose with supporting nuances of caraway, celery, and a mild smokiness. The palate features the key components of charred American oak, with a rounded sweetness and a peppery finish.
Proof: 100
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Following arresting aromas of brown-sugared walnut, coffee, and peach nectar, the sumptuous, melt-in-your mouth texture and flavors of milk chocolate, ripe apricot, and oiled saddle leather are divine. The finish of charred orange peel lasts impressively long.
Known for its peppery, spicy bite, Rye serves as the ideal base for cocktails like the Sazerac, Manhattan or Old Fashioned. In order for a spirit to be labeled an American Rye Whiskey, the mash bill must be comprised of at least 51% rye grain. The remainder of the mash is most often a combination of malted barley, wheat or corn. After distillation is complete, the spirit is transferred to unused, charred white oak barrels for a minimum of two years, though many producers choose to age longer.