- Proof
- 90
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- RyeStraight Rye Whiskey
- MSRP
- $47.45~$45.00 street
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“Applewood/cherrywood-smoked house malt + chip-infused ex-bourbon rye”
Tasting notes
- nose
- butter-roasted chestnuts, dried apple, pickling spices, rye grain sacks, clay
- palate
- silky dried fruit and nuts, medium-full body, warm and inviting with subtle understated smoke
- finish
- honeyed rye toast, peppery spice, cola, fig, mineral
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Two-thirds Virginia rye, one-third barley - the barley hand-malted and kiln-dried with applewood and cherrywood smoke on-site. Northern Neck thoroughbred grains; smoke is on the malt, not a peated Scotch clone.
- Cask
- Ex-bourbon barrels with toasted applewood and oak chip infusions
- Finish
- Progressive toasted applewood + oak chip infusions during maturation
- Best served
- versatile
Why it's craft
Sperryville pioneer of American fruitwood-smoked malt and chip-matured rye; unmistakable craft process story.
Copper Fox Distillery
Independent · Est. 2005 · Tours
Sources: copperfoxdistillery.com