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ElkTwin · 03-30-2019, 02:32 PM

Uh, yeah. Pretty sure this is one of the better foundations for a great Manhattan. Not bad neat, either.

https://www.bourbonbanter.com/drink/...hiskey-review/

gumby · 03-30-2019, 02:43 PM

I am sure that there are good ones, but every rye that I have tried has burned like fire water.

ElkTwin · 03-30-2019, 04:52 PM

I'm a rye ho. Love the spice.

Nasty booze is nasty, no matter the mash; but there's something special in a well-crafted rye.

jazznut · 03-31-2019, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ElkTwin

...there's something special in a well-crafted rye...

That bittersweet 'snap' one experiences in the better rye whiskies is something to behold. And, as with many a whiskey, there's no direct correlation between age and quality. I've tasted excellent rye whiskies, both young and old.

A few just off the top of my head:

Wiser's Legacy
Lot No. 40
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel
High West Rendezvous Rye

grtrx · 03-31-2019, 12:31 PM

Wlllet 2 year old rye is very good

Maryland style rye is a thing again, there is some excellent rye from the area now.

Off topic a bit, I saw a rye made in Detroit yesterday, have one from Hammond IN.

And if you want a bargain, at $25 a bottle, Old Forrester 100 Proof Rye is quite quite good. Really punches above its weight.

gumby · 03-31-2019, 02:10 PM

So does rye by nature have a hot burn profile?

solomr2 · 04-02-2019, 04:05 AM

Killed off a bottle of Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel a couple of weeks ago. Tried some with St Augustine Old Fashioned mixer, makes a really good drink. I have to get more mixer. Looking to try some more ryes too.

I broke out a bottle of Balvenie Caribbean Cask last night, lovely, but for sipping not mixing

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grtrx · 04-02-2019, 05:40 AM

I prefer the double wood to the caribbean cask, but it is a good sipper

KatDad · 04-04-2019, 10:04 AM

Not too familiar with ryes. Have picked up Redemption Rye at Costco. It appears to be 4 yrs old. A decent sipper neat or with a couple of cubes.

BigO · 04-04-2019, 10:49 AM

Templeton is a good introduction to rye. Whislepig is great, but pricey.

03-30-2019, 02:32 PM	#1
ElkTwin Ungulate in Chief Club Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,702	Sagamore Spirits Cask Strength Rye Uh, yeah. Pretty sure this is one of the better foundations for a great Manhattan. Not bad neat, either. https://www.bourbonbanter.com/drink/...hiskey-review/

03-30-2019, 02:43 PM	#2
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,282	I am sure that there are good ones, but every rye that I have tried has burned like fire water. __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

03-31-2019, 12:31 PM	#5
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	Wlllet 2 year old rye is very good Maryland style rye is a thing again, there is some excellent rye from the area now. Off topic a bit, I saw a rye made in Detroit yesterday, have one from Hammond IN. And if you want a bargain, at $25 a bottle, Old Forrester 100 Proof Rye is quite quite good. Really punches above its weight. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

03-31-2019, 02:10 PM	#6
gumby Contributing Editor MOM November 2012 Emeritus Honorary MOM November 2021 Herf God Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 47,282	So does rye by nature have a hot burn profile? __________________ I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. Thomas Jefferson

04-02-2019, 04:05 AM	#7
solomr2 Herf Meister Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Cone of Death & Destruction Posts: 5,324	Killed off a bottle of Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel a couple of weeks ago. Tried some with St Augustine Old Fashioned mixer, makes a really good drink. I have to get more mixer. Looking to try some more ryes too. I broke out a bottle of Balvenie Caribbean Cask last night, lovely, but for sipping not mixing Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ A broken Punch whore. Now I smoke anything I can get.

03-30-2019, 04:52 PM	#3
ElkTwin Ungulate in Chief Club Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,702	I'm a rye ho. Love the spice. Nasty booze is nasty, no matter the mash; but there's something special in a well-crafted rye.

04-02-2019, 05:40 AM	#8
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	I prefer the double wood to the caribbean cask, but it is a good sipper __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

04-04-2019, 10:04 AM	#9
KatDad Herf God Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 30,261	Not too familiar with ryes. Have picked up Redemption Rye at Costco. It appears to be 4 yrs old. A decent sipper neat or with a couple of cubes. __________________ The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it George Bernard Shaw The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule it H. L. Mencken The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants Albert Camus The Land of the Free Because of the Brave

04-04-2019, 10:49 AM	#10
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,762	Templeton is a good introduction to rye. Whislepig is great, but pricey. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

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