tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post8886250580452501532..comments2024-03-26T10:26:51.288-04:00Comments on Jim Leff's Slog: Rye Whiskey TastingJim Leffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-52840418796446917532013-11-29T12:45:19.758-05:002013-11-29T12:45:19.758-05:00Thanks for the posting! I've replied here:
htt...Thanks for the posting! I've replied here:<br />http://jimleff.blogspot.com/2013/11/accounting-for-bourbon-and-rye-variation.htmlJim Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007232702717055047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-54937593061530821762013-11-29T11:47:31.693-05:002013-11-29T11:47:31.693-05:00Great tasting! As a matter of background, Riverbo...Great tasting! As a matter of background, Riverboat is distilled by Midwest Grain Products, a large contract distiller in Indiana which also makes Bulleit, Templeton and many other popular ryes, including the two year old rye used in High West Double Rye. They use a 95% rye mash, which is much higher than any of the Kentucky ryes (though lower than the 100% ryes made in Canada, such as WhistlePig). <br /><br />Overholt is Beam Rye with a bit more time in the barrel. <br /><br />skuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-73552238313266845032013-11-13T15:13:45.687-05:002013-11-13T15:13:45.687-05:00(When paired with their very fine absinthe, it mak...(When paired with their very fine absinthe, it makes a Sazerac cocktail for the ages.)<br />Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420387509324434651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-18057327137692451902013-11-13T15:12:25.657-05:002013-11-13T15:12:25.657-05:00Oh, one more note: Leopold Bros, a small artisan d...Oh, one more note: Leopold Bros, a small artisan distillery based in Denver, just released a really interesting "Maryland-style" rye whiskey... going back to 18th/19th century American whiskey-making tradition. Really peppery and floral and with a finish for *miles*.<br />Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420387509324434651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-55113520295631311802013-11-13T14:57:27.317-05:002013-11-13T14:57:27.317-05:00"Ryes", not "eyes"!"Ryes", not "eyes"!James Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645526020049321126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-88308406944897453242013-11-13T14:56:53.015-05:002013-11-13T14:56:53.015-05:00Barry, this was a tasting of eyes on hand. We inde...Barry, this was a tasting of eyes on hand. We indeed excluded some good ones (and bad ones). <br /><br />With Riverboat at $21 and a few others selling for not much more, I have no use for Jim Beam rye (as I do for Jim Beam black label bourbon, which fills an otherwise empty price range). <br /><br />I like Bulleit a lot better than Beam, but I don't love it, and it costs more than Riverboat, which I do love. So......James Leffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645526020049321126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4640470443420164863.post-14813804014640694382013-11-13T14:33:27.131-05:002013-11-13T14:33:27.131-05:00Didn't know you were a rye drinker, Jim.
I...Didn't know you were a rye drinker, Jim.<br /><br />I'm a big fan of High West's ryes, and I'm grateful for the pointer to Riverboat, which I've never tasted. The NC ABC system doesn't stock it, but next time I make up an out-of-state liquor order, I'll toss a bottle of that in the cart.<br /><br />A couple you didn't mention:<br /><br />Bulleit is a very accessible and affordable rye whiskey, and honestly, I think plain old Jim Beam Rye, at $20 a bottle, is one of the better values in the liquor store.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420387509324434651noreply@blogger.com