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750ml
Bottle:
$66.48
6 bottles:
$59.52
This strong rye whiskey offers bold aromas of lightly toasted grains, fresh oats, and stewed orchard fruits. There is...
750ml
Bottle:
$30.03
$34.32
Excellent, Highly Recommended - 2020 ULTIMATE SPIRITS CHALLENGE
750ml
Bottle:
$54.95
$57.84
6 bottles:
$50.88
750ml
Bottle:
$44.29
$46.62
6 bottles:
$39.01
TOP 100 SPIRITS 2022. This offers a classic rye profile. The rich vanilla fragrance leads to a relatively lean flavor...
750ml
Bottle:
$37.80
12 bottles:
$35.91
Peach, blueberry, candied raspberry, and lime lead the way, with marzipan and a background of peppery spice aromas...
750ml
Bottle:
$44.46
$46.80
We’ve poured ourselves into bringing you this straight rye whiskey of uncommon complexity and “damn that’s...
750ml
Bottle:
$164.40
For true rye connoisseurs, the distillery is proud to offer 'William H. Macy Reserve Straight Rye Whiskey' made from...
750ml
Bottle:
$21.66
$22.80
2024 Best Buy Bar - Best Value Blended Whiskey. Gold color. Aromas and flavors of vanilla, cracked black pepper and...
750ml
Bottle:
$27.12
$28.55
12 bottles:
$18.23
A bold rye whiskey blended with our smooth, original flavor.
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Ridge Petite Sirah Lytton Estate 2019
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$52.23
A wine of weight and substance, the 2019 Petite Syrah Lytton Estate is fabulous. Best of all, readers won't have to...
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Sine Qua Non The Writing On The Wall 2012
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$6620.55
$7043.14
The 2012 Petite Sirah The Writing on the Wall should be the greatest Petite Sirah to ever come out of California (or...
Petite Sirah Rye Whiskey Mencia
Petite Sirah was first brought from France to America in the 1880s. It later went on to become one of the only grapes to make it through the devastating Phylloxera virus in the 1890s, both World Wars, and the Great Depression. During Prohibition, it was a main ingredient used to make sacramental wines. In fact, through the 1960s it was a major blending grape in a number of the finest wines produced in California.
By itself, a bottle of Petite Sirah usually has no problem making a quick impression on consumers. With a large amount of natural color and tannins, wines made with the grape commonly feature intensive sweet fruit characteristics like fresh raspberry or blackberry jam, black pepper spice, and plenty of backbone or structure.
There are a number of different styles available. Some concentrate on highlighting fresh, fruity flavors; others are bigger, more voluptuous; and it keeps going up the ladder until you reach the powerful, more machismo-style category.
Rye Whiskey is enjoying something of a renaissance of late, with sales rocketing in recent years thanks to a growing interest in strong, unique flavors, and small, independent distilleries. Rye Whiskey is a drink which is all about powerful, bold flavors, with plenty of spice and bitterness when drunk young. Aged, however, it takes on a deep set of subtle notes which are beautifully mellow and complex, and becomes a fascinating example of what whiskey can be when made with expert hands.
In order for an American Whiskey to be labeled a Rye Whiskey, it must have a mash content which is no less than fifty one percent rye. This separates it from Bourbon, and it is this which gives it its distinctive flavor and spiciness. Toffee, cinnamon, caraway, cloves and oak are typical tasting notes, and ‘straight rye’ whiskies - which are aged in charred oak barrels - take on plenty of the smokiness of the wood, adding a further, fascinating facet.
Rye Whiskey has its spiritual home in the northeastern states of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and cities like Pittsburgh produced vast quantities of Rye Whiskey in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most the old distilleries were closed during the prohibition era, after which time rye whiskey more or less disappeared completely, but the twenty-first century is seeing old recipes being resurrected and released to rave reviews.