On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 95
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- BourbonKentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
- MSRP
- $69.99
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“70/25/5 high-rye double malt — malted German rye at 95 proof from NuLu Louisville”
Tasting notes
- nose
- sweet toasted malt, warm baking spices — malted rye perfume before corn sweetness
- palate
- silky butterscotch and bright citrus into peppery rye and caramelized oak; 95 keeps cocktail backbone without harsh burn
- finish
- pepper spice crescendo, lingering malt sweetness and oak
Mash bill
- Corn70%
- Malted German rye25%
- Malted barley5%
High-rye double malt: 70% corn, 25% malted German rye, and 5% malted barley — malted rye (not raw rye) is the Heigold fingerprint, delivering toasted malt aroma and white-pepper spice on a culinary mash approach.
- Cask
- Toasted and charred new American oak
- Best served
- versatile
Why it's craft
Louisville DSP with published culinary mash bills, low barrel-entry, toasted-and-charred oak, and extreme small-batch harvests — Heigold is the house high-rye thesis.
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