- Proof
- 91
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- RyeStraight Rye Whiskey
- MSRP
- $42.50~$40.99 street
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“New York rye finished in sherry barrels from the surrounding Finger Lakes wineries.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- honey and holiday spice with baker's chocolate, dried orange and cherry, and a touch of fresh basil
- palate
- rye spice and dark chocolate with orange peel, butterscotch, nougat and dried red fruit over vanilla cream and oak
- finish
- lingering; rye spice and cracked black pepper stay on with a light buttermilk-frosting sweetness and a slightly bitter edge
Mash bill
- Rye80%
- Malted barley20%
80% rye, 20% malted barley. Finger Lakes Distilling makes it from New York-grown grain, and the recipe has no corn or wheat, so rye carries the spirit with malted barley alone beside it.
- Cask
- New 53-gallon heavy-charred oak; local sherry barrels
- Finish
- Local Finger Lakes sherry barrels
- Best served
- in an Old Fashioned
Why it's craft
Finger Lakes Distilling finishes this rye in sherry barrels from its own region's wineries, a nod to the wine country around Seneca Lake where the distillery sits. Founded by Brian McKenzie in Burdett, it mashes and distills New York-grown grain on site and bottles this rye without chill filtration.
Finger Lakes Distilling
Independent · Est. 2007 · Tours