Michter’s Master Distiller Dan McKee has approved the 2021 release of Michter’s 10 Year Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye, which will begin shipping next month. “I believe that this Michter’s 10 Year Rye release showcases how terrific American rye whiskey can be. Twenty years ago it was really challenging to sell rye whiskey, but the whiskey press as well as ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Just last month, the Northern Kentucky-based distillery New Riff released one of their new (and progressively older) bottled in bond whiskeys in the form of a 6 year old, 100% malted rye. Malted ryes of this type have been a growing category in the past four or five years, and New Riff’s release isn’t even ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B Barrell Craft Spirits is best known for their Barrell Bourbon series and its various spin-offs, a series now pushing at 30 individual batches. The character of those releases is handsomely sourced and blended, then bottled uncut and offered at a price on par with Booker’s. However, each batch has been its own unique limited edition; ...

The team at Buzzard’s Roost Sippin Whiskeys is releasing their sixth product offering since launching in mid-2019 – a Peated Barrel Rye. With a proof of 105, the new product is available in Kentucky and Massachusetts and retails for $75. “We’ve always said that we wanted to create a bourbon lover’s rye for our first few expressions,” said Jason Brauner, ...

Brown-Forman has launched Old Forester Rye Single Barrel, marking the first innovation of this rye recipe since the original 100 proof release. Presented unfiltered and at barrel strength, the product is available nationwide and at Old Forester Distilling Co. in limited quantities. Since the release of Old Forester Rye in 2019, fans of Old Forester have been clamoring for a ...