Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye bottle
Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.

Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye

  • Own distillate
  • Core range
Proof
80
Age
Not stated
Style
FlavoredHoney Flavored Rye Whisky
MSRP
$52.99

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“Real Virginia honey and chile on pot-stilled 100% rye”

Tasting notes

nose
a delicate, clean clover honey lead with soft rye spice behind
palate
honey-dominant and viscous, smooth and sweet over rye grain, then chile pepper arrives with a surprising, lively heat that keeps the sweetness in check
finish
lingering honey with a warm pepper tingle

Mash bill

  • Organic rye100%

Pot-stilled 100% organic rye whisky base (Roundstone lineage) finished with three local Virginia honeys (wildflower, clover, buckwheat) and chile-pepper infusion. Exact base age unpublished.

Cask
New charred oak (base rye)
Finish
Virginia wildflower/clover/buckwheat honey + chile pepper infusion
Best served
cocktail

Why it's craft

Own pot-still rye with real local honey (not artificial syrup) and chile; bee-conservation tie-in.

Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.

Independent · Est. 2009 · Tours