Espy House Rye Review
Espy House Rye, 94-proof and bottled by Bardstown Bourbon Company, delivers a fruity, herbal, and approachable Kentucky rye with a lightly spiced finish and a visually striking bottle.
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Backbone – The Forge (Batch 3) Review
Backbone The Forge Batch 3 delivers maraschino cherry, caramel, cinnamon spice, and MGP oak in a classic high-rye bourbon profile, though it drinks hotter than expected at 110 proof.
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Backbone – Bone Snapper X-Ray Rye Review
Backbone Bone Snapper X-Ray Rye Batch 6 offers floral pear, honeyed sweetness, and minty spice at 110 proof—an approachable rye that shows promise but could benefit from more time in barrel.
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A Seat at the Table: Building the Next Song Dog Rye
A day harvesting barrels and building a four-barrel rye blend at Song Dog Distilling. Yogurt rituals, tannic debates, a barrel too good to blend, and the best Sazerac I’ve had outside New Orleans.
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A Visit to McClintock Distillery — Frederick, MD
A visit to McClintock Distilling, Maryland’s first organic distillery, exploring heirloom rye, renewable energy, historically inspired recipes, and an innovative portfolio of whiskey, gin, vodka, and liqueurs.
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Open Road Distilling Co. – Reserve Series Rye (Batch 1) Review
Polished MGP rye with a fragrant, spice-forward nose of toffee, pear, and black tea, carrying through to a balanced mid-palate and a long, peppery finish. Approachable yet complex, it’s a refined take on a modern rye favorite.
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A Visit to Catoctin Creek Distilling Company — Purcellville, Virginia
A visit to Catoctin Creek in Loudoun County—where pre-Prohibition rye traditions, local sourcing, and craft spirits advocacy converge.
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A Visit to Newly Opened Song Dog Distillery – Boyds, MD
Inside Song Dog Distillery in Boyds, Maryland — a farm-to-glass operation in the Agricultural Reserve producing bourbon, rye, gin and botanical spirits in-house.
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Sazerac Full Proof Rye Review
Sazerac Full Proof Rye delivers caramel, tropical fruit, and baking spice at 125 proof. A smooth, Kentucky-style rye that punches far above its price.
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Good Times Chocolate Mint Cask Finished Rye (116 Proof) – Cox’s Creek Distilling Review
A nostalgic hot-cocoa-meets-rye experiment that somehow delivers exactly what it promises without tipping too deeply into gimmick territory. About Cox’s Creek Distilling “Our mission is simple: to craft exceptional bourbon for everyone…” – Cox’s Creek Distilling website Cox’s Creek Distilling Company, located in its namesake, Cox’s Creek, Kentucky, is host to a number of non-distilling
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