Rye

Background: A straight rye made from pumpernickel rye and aged for at least 3 years in American Oak. Produced by Middlwest Spirits distillery located in Columbus Ohio. They were formerly producing spirits under the OYO name. ABV: 48% Nose: Warm oak, rye spice, a nice warm sitting by the fire on a fall evening smell I cannot […]

Background: This is a rye from Michters a non-distilling producer. This sourced rye has no age statement and no source revealed (thought to be Brown Forman). Let’s see how it is. ABV: 42.4% Nose: Citrus, oak, melon, honey, musty. Palate: Rye spice, vanilla, citrus, oak. Finish: Oak, citrus, rye, and an off-putting acetone finish. A single Barrel product so

Background: AE is a Rum-Finished Rye, 18 months finished in rum casks. However, I think it has had flavor added to it due to not being a straight rye. ABV: 50% Nose: Super sweet with tones of brown sugar, molasses, sugar cubes, citrus. This screams dessert. Palate: Super sweet again. Marshmallow candy, brown sugar, sugar cubes, and a

Background: This finished rye comes to us from High West, a producer known for sourcing their ryes. This rye is a blend of 6 year rye from MGP and 16 year rye from Barton that has been finished in Port and French Oak casks before bottling. ABV: 49.3% Nose: A crisp spiciness, green apples, a sweet

Background: Whistlepig is a brand known for sourcing well aged ryes. This expression is a 12 year rye, that after ageing for 12 years in new American oak has been finished in Madeira, Sauternes, and Port casks for a non-disclosed amount of time. It is then blended together and bottled. ABV: 43% Nose: Bright spicy rye,