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About WhistlePig 15 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey
WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey is one of the few 100% rye whiskies available today. “Rye is the brat of whiskey grains. The higher the percent rye you get, the worse it behaves,” says Pickerell.
“It gets sticky. It foams. A lot of my colleagues laugh at me for persisting to work with 100% rye because the nuisance level of going from 95% to 100% is unbelievable. Most people stop at 95%. We go ahead and push the envelope and make it 100%.”
WhistlePig 15 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey is a brand-new expression that marks the distillery’s oldest release to date.
Aged first in new American oak casks, the whiskey is then “finished” for an additional six months in heavily-charred White Oak harvested on Bhakta’s farm in Vermont (Due to harsh winters and a shorter growing season, these trees possess a denser wood grain, imparting a nuanced and distinct flavor into the rye).
As a result, WhistlePig 15 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey has an aroma of roasted chestnuts, along with plenty of oak and toffee.
The palate is subtle and nuanced, with faint notes of lemon zest mingling beautifully with cloves, caramel, black pepper and leather. The finish is earthy and bittersweet, with bold notes of chocolate almonds rounding everything out.
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