Rye

This is a 5-year-old single barrel of Rye from Kentucky based distillers Wilderness Trail. The Cincinnati Bourbon Club selected this single barrel. This rye has a mash bill of 56% rye, 33% corn, and 11% malted barley. After distillation, these are aged in 4 char 53 gallon barrels before being bottled at cask strength. Let […]

This is a sourced Rye from Blue Run, an NDP who put out this rye. This was a small release of 92 barrels from a non-disclosed Kentucky distillery with no age statement and no mashbill given. With the wealth of information, let’s see how it is. ABV: 47.5% Nose: Graham Cracker, Vanilla Cream, Faint Green Apple, Palate: Light

Nulu Toasted Rye 5 year Shared Pour SiB This is a 5 year old rye bottled by Nulu. This rye has been finished in toasted oak barrels before being bottled. This particular bottling was sold as a set with another Nulu Toasted Rye SiB that we will get to after this one. These were selected

This is a rye whiskey from Whistlepig sourced from Alberta Canada. This rye was aged for 10.5 years before being bottled at cask strength or the r/bourbon whiskey community. I had this blind and was revealed the bottle after so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 57.2% Nose: Vanilla Bean, Green Apple, Pine, Black Pepper Palate: Medium

This barrel of rye from Whistlepig was distilled in 2005 before being bottled in 2019 for K&L Wines. Coming in at 13 years old and the highest proof of the bunch this older rye should be promising, lets see how it is. ABV: 59% Nose: Green Apple, Tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, slight dill, black pepper, vanilla cream

This rye comes to us from New Riff distillery. It is a 100% malted rye grain mash that has been aged for 6 years before being bottled with no chill filtering or additives. Malted rye is different from regular as it has been moistened and allowed to germinated which changes the flavor. ABV: 50% Nose: Burst of

This is from the Maltster series from New Riff, who decided to play around with malted grains as an experiment with their bourbon. This bottling has a mash bill of 65% corn, 30% malted rye, and 5% malted barley. It was aged for at least 5 years before being bottled at 50% with no chill

This is a bottling from Barrell Craft Spirits, that American company known for sourcing and blending barrels, bourbon, and rums in a variety of casks. This one is a blend of American and Canadian ryes, that were finished separately in Martinique Rhum Agricole casks, apricot brandy casks, and Madeira Barrels. Let us see if this

This comes to us from craft distiller New Riff. This is part of their “experimental line” and is made from Balboa rye, an heirloom grain that dates back to the 1940’s. They distilled it as part of experimenting with the rye mashbill . The mashbill for this is 95% Balboa Rye and 5% malted rye

This comes to us from Beam and is an 11 year old rye offering. Consisting of just 50 barrels, this pays homage to the legacies of Ohio and Pennsylvania and is available only in those states. ABV: 46.3% Nose: Black pepper, vanilla, light clove. Palate: Mediumish mouthfeel, nice oak spice, black pepper, rye spice, slight green apple, hint