EP 24: All You Need is Rye

Join MikeD and TI as we go through another round of ryes! Only this time it isn't a battle but three unique ryes.

 

Quarter Horse Rye: $25.99 90 proof. 95%rye 5% malted barley

Issued the 10th distillery license in KY, opened its doors as the Green River Distillery in 1885. The distillery in Owensboro has been producing Bourbon and Rye for nearly 130 years. Today the distillery stands proud as the westernmost location on the famed Kentucky Bourbon trail.
 
Over the years, the distillery has been subject to numerous transformations and setbacks such as ownership changes, fire, prohibition, and bankruptcies. In 2014, the property was purchased and industry experts were brought in to resurrect the distillery back to and beyond its former glory. Through extensive renovation that perfectly melded the site’s historic and traditional components with the best and most efficient distilling equipment, the distillery is once again vibrant and producing some of the best Bourbon and Rye available today.
 
Today, they continue the tradition of producing fine Bourbon and Rye under the watch of  third generation Master Distiller Jacob Call, using only locally sourced Kentucky grown corn and oak char barrels. What’s more, the natural limestone in the local water that adds minerals to promote fermentation, coupled with the dramatic extremes of Kentucky weather, complete the recipe for making so many of the best Bourbons and Ryes on the market.

Nose: Caraway, sourdough bread, dill, chalk, walnut, pepper
Taste: spicy, pepper, toffee, leather, licorice

 

Roaming Man Rye Bottled in Bond: $40.99(??) 100 proof. 51%rye-45%corn-4%malted Barley (Batch 11 bottle 3692)

Roaming Man’s Edition Eleven was released on February 26, 2021. It sold out in 6 minutes, and is Sugarlands Distilling Company’s first-ever Bottled in Bond release.

The distillery was founded in 2010 by Ned Vickers, who wanted to revive the legacy of moonshining in the Smoky Mountains while also paying homage to the history and traditions of the area. The name "Sugarlands" is a reference to the Sugarlands Valley, which was known for its illicit distillation of moonshine during the Prohibition era. The region has a rich history of moonshining.
Based out of Gatlinburg, TN. Sugarland Distillery produces multiple spirits, Sugarlands Shine, High Rock Vodka, Appalachian Sippin Cream, Moonshine Cocktails (canned)

Nose: Raisin, grain, caramel, light plum, dark fruits
Taste: Rye spice, Orange chocolate, grain light oak, raisins, apple, vanilla

 

Ragnarok Rye (Catoctin Creek Distillery - Virginia). 92 proof. 100%rye
Purchased vai Keg N Bottle @ $99.99 (can buy the 5 pack with all the GWAR bottle tops for $499) 

Eons ago the members of the intergalactic shock rock band known as GWAR descended on this world as passengers on a flaming comet that would bring about the destruction of most life on Earth. The asteroid plowed into the continent of Antarctica with devastating force, melting the ice, setting much of the world ablaze, and leaving a massive crater filled with the purest Antarctic water and a strangely intoxicating ichor that flowed from the veins of the immortal GWAR. Legend recorded these events as the tale of Ragnarök, the end of days. But like all endings, it was also a beginning. Now, this blood of the gods, harvested from the great caldera, has been distilled and bottled by Catoctin Creek as Ragnarök Rye.
The mad scientists at Catoctin Creek conducted experiments on aging the blood of GWAR in barrels made from the different types of wood scorched by the comet's blast.

They used the rarest of grains and watered their mash bill with the melted Antarctic ice to create a 92 strength rye whisky, pot stilled and then aged in charred new white oak. Members of GWAR then hurled the whiskey barrels into the orbit of the moon, causing contraction to take place as the barrels spun under the influence of the deathly coldness of space and the life-giving heat of the sun. The end result was Ragnarök Rye, an exquisite beverage graced to produce flavors unheard of in a traditional rye whisky.

Nose: tobacco, roasted grain, dark chocolate, coffee and dried plum
Taste: cherrywood, coffee, fruit, sweet, spicy, tobacco, butterscotch, grain, sugar maple