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Whisky Index : American Whiskey - Rye

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American Whiskey - Rye

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Bulleit Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00%
8 An excellent rye, keeping the perfect balance between sweet and sour, fruit and oak.

Copper Fox Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00%
6 An uneasy mix between spirit and wood.

High West Whiskey Double Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 46.00%
7 Bold and well made. For me maybe just needs a bit more sweetness but worth a look.

Jim Beam Straight Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 40.00%
7 I have always had a sneaking admiration for this whiskey, and have long wondered why it is not more widely available. It is as though the Jim Beam family quietly accommodates its crazy cousin.

Old Overholt Canadian rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 40.00%
7 Originally from Pennsylvania. For years, the only reasonably accessible rye. I would have liked it to be more extrovert, to say: “I'm a rye, whether you like me or not, and I'm coming out of the clo...

Pikesville Supreme Straight Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 40.00%
7 An old classic, originally from Maryland. Emphatically a rye, though in this instance that grain is in fruity mood, rather than being overtly spicy.

Rittenhouse Rye 21 Years Old
Rye - U.S.A. - 50.00%
7 Rye is a love or hate thing. I happen to love it. I usually prefer my ryes young, this works.

World Whiskies Awards 2010 - World's Best American Whiskey - Winner

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof
Rye - U.S.A. - 50.00%
7 A hundred American proof makes for a powerful whisky, but this is big and bold in flavour, too. I don't remember it being such a sensuous whiskey. A reborn giant? I'll look for it on Rittenhouse Squar...

Sazerac 16 Years Old
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00%
4 A very very classy mature rye. Highly recommended for the decadent boulevardiers among you.

Sazerac 18 Years Old
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00%
7 Great balance between the sour and the sweet.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Sazerac 18 Years Old
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00%
8 A big, rye experience.

Whisky Magazine - Editors Choice - Winner

Sazerac 18 Years Old Straight Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 45.00%
8 A trifle sophisticated for my tastes, but a very fine rye whiskey.

Whisky Magazine - Recommended - Winner

Thomas H Handy
Rye - U.S.A. - 64.30%
8 Another fine example of why rye has been undergoing a resurgence.

World Whiskies Awards 2009 - World's Best American Whiskey - Winner

Thomas H. Handy Straight Rye Whiskey
Rye - U.S.A. - 63.75%
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Whisky Magazine - Editors Choice - Winner

Van Winkle 13 Years Old, Family Reserve Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 47.80%
8 Showing its age. It seems to have lost a little liveliness but, if you were as rich as this, would you care?

Wild Turkey Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 50.50%
8 The wildness of 101, tempered with the extra rye, makes for a very distinctive whiskey.

Woodford Reserve Masters Collection Rare Rye
Rye - U.S.A. - 46.20%
7 Not all that well balanced.

Woodford Reserve Mater's Collection Rare Rye Selection New Cask
Rye - U.S.A. - 46.20%
7 A little unyielding on the palate.

 

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