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Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery is best known as the distillery that revived wheated Tennessee Whiskey, but for their latest release, they have gone in an entirely different direction: rye whiskey.
“We could not be more thrilled to finally release a rye whiskey to a national audience for the first time since Prohibition!” said Nelson. “We’ve always had a mind to reconstruct Charles Nelson’s original portfolio of spirits with a nod to the past and an eye toward the future, and this release of Nelson Brothers Rye represents the next step in accomplishing that. We’re also excited to provide classic bourbon drinkers a reason to venture into rye.”
Since the original pre-Prohibition recipe had long vanished, Nelson and his team sought to craft a rye whiskey worthy of the Green Brier Distillery name; one that maintained the original fingerprint on the brand and differentiated the product from other modern rye whiskeys. They hit their mark with Nelson Brothers Rye: by essentially flipping the percentages of corn and rye in their bourbon mash bills, the spicy spirit contains all the hallmark characteristics of rye while boasting some of the sweeter notes found in bourbon for a more balanced flavor. Each bottle of Nelson Brothers Rye comes in at 92.5 proof and starts at $36.99.
