On the shelf at Great American Craft SpiritsOpen and pouring · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
- Proof
- 100
- Age
- Not stated
- Style
- RyeRye Whiskey
- Street price
- $84.99
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“100-proof Montana rye named for the Tobacco Root Mountains”
Tasting notes
- nose
- baking spice, cracked pepper, vanilla oak, and alpine herb over sweet rye grain
- palate
- cinnamon, brown sugar, black pepper, and toasted oak without harsh ethanol
- finish
- dry spice, leather, and lingering mountain rye heat
Mash bill
Full grain split not published.
Rye-forward Montana whiskey; exact grain percentages unpublished. Willie's frames Tobacco Root Mountain Rye as a seasonal mountain spirit named for the Tobacco Root range between the Jefferson and Madison Rivers — Hollowtop Peak on the label — with spice-and-oak rye character rather than a published percentage bill.
- Cask
- Oak (details unpublished)
- Best served
- neat
Awards
- Gold — Craft Spirits Awards Los Angeles 2014
- Bronze — Seattle International Spirits 2016
Why it's craft
Veteran-owned Ennis, Montana distillery rye with genuine Western place-name identity and tasting-room craft roots.
Willie's Distillery
Independent · Est. 2012
Sources: williesdistillery.com, rancholiquoronline.com