By Richard Thomas Rating: B Brown-Forman has decided to deliver a new rye whiskey through its Old Forester brand. Aside from the obvious feature of having a new rye whiskey on the shelf, this is noteworthy for two reasons. In a minor historical point, Old Forester has never had a rye before, so this is a first for the brand. ...
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Old Forester Introduces A 100 Proof Rye
Old Forester will introduce Old Forester Kentucky Straight Rye Whisky, the distillery’s first new grain recipe in nearly 150 years. Old Forester Rye will be available nationwide beginning February 1. “Our signature bourbon recipe has done this brand proud through Prohibition, World Wars and changing consumer palates,” said Campbell Brown, Old Forester President and great-great grandson of founder George Garvin ...
Read More »Old Pepper Finest Kentucky Oak Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- It’s been little more than a year since the James E. Pepper brand came home to it’s a new distillery in its old building in downtown Lexington, so it will be some years before their sourced whiskeys are replaced with their own stuff. Even so, that does not mean that the brand doesn’t have some ...
Read More »Knob Creek Twice Barreled Rye Whiskey Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- Double barrel aging, or maturing whiskey in two rounds of new white oak, has become very much a thing in American Whiskey. I like to think of it as distinct from “finishing,” because the point isn’t to derive flavors from outside the traditional profiles of American Whiskey by reaching for Port pipes and Sherry casks. ...
Read More »Rossville Union Master Crafted Rye Whiskey Review
By Randall H. Borkus Rating: C On May 9, 2018, MGP Ingredients announced the launch of Rossville Union Rye Whiskey label. Named after the original distillery in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Rossville Union represents a historic return to the home of crafted rye whiskey and is meant to honor a spirited tradition dating back more than 170 years in America’s original “Whiskey ...
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