- Proof
- 94
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- RyeRye Whiskey Finished in Vermouth Barrels
- MSRP
- $45.79~$44.99 street
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“Pennsylvania rye given three months in casks that held sweet vermouth.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- orange peel, cinnamon, pepper and vanilla, with licorice and mint opening up in the glass
- palate
- spice up front, drying through the middle; raisin, fig, dates and caramel with brown sugar and orange marmalade
- finish
- short; sweet vermouth herbs and anise settle at the back of the tongue, with a lingering spiced note
Mash bill
- Rye80%
- Barley malt15%
- Rye malt5%
80% rye, 15% barley malt, 5% rye malt. The grain comes from Pennsylvania farms, and the rye malt alongside the barley malt is part of the recipe Dad's Hat developed with Michigan State University's Artisan Distilling Program to recreate traditional Pennsylvania rye. The mash gets a week-long, controlled fermentation.
- Cask
- Charred new oak quarter casks; ex-sweet vermouth casks
- Finish
- Quady Vya Sweet Vermouth casks, 3 months
Why it's craft
The finishing casks here held Vya Sweet Vermouth from Quady Winery, and the young rye spends three months in them after its time in small quarter casks. Dad's Hat makes the whiskey itself in Bristol, Pennsylvania, fermenting local grain for a week and distilling it on a pot still with a side column. Herman Mihalich and John Cooper founded the independent distillery in 2010 to revive the state's rye tradition.
Dad's Hat
Independent · Est. 2010 · Tours