- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- RyeStraight Rye Whiskey
- MSRP
- $599.00
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“Single-barrel rye finished in casks seasoned with Egyptian black honey and tiger nut, under a pewter pharaoh topper.”
Tasting notes
- nose
- brown sugar, molasses and smoky caramel with toasted almond, cinnamon, five-spice and a pastry-like warmth
- palate
- molasses turning to honey, with toasted coconut, sweet almond, cinnamon-sugar doughnut, baking spice and black pepper
- finish
- long and warming; raisin, molasses and mixed nuts with caramel and oak, drifting to toasted almond, oatmeal and an earthy, faintly floral close
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Rye-led straight rye mash; WhistlePig has not published the recipe. The whiskey was distilled at an undisclosed Kentucky distillery, and as a straight rye at least 51% of its grain is rye.
- Cask
- New American oak; finishing barrels seasoned with Egyptian black honey and tiger nut
- Finish
- Egyptian black honey and tiger nut seasoned barrel finish
Why it's craft
The Boss Hog is WhistlePig's single-barrel, barrel-strength rye, released in a new numbered edition since 2013, and recent editions have each carried an unusual cask finish. For the thirteenth, WhistlePig seasoned the finishing barrels with Egyptian black honey, a molasses syrup made from sugarcane, and tiger nut, a finish the brand bills as a world first. The rye was distilled in Kentucky and bought in; the finishing and bottling are WhistlePig's.
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