Rye Whiskey is a type of whiskey that must be made with 51%+ Rye grain; it is supplemented with corn and barley malt as secondary grains and must be aged at least two years. Rye Whiskey was the most popular beverage of choice in the United States between 1750 and 1830 as colonists were looking for an alternative to British Rum. Maryland and the Allegheny Region of Western Pennsylvania were the hotbeds of Rye production making over 80% of the nation's spirit. Rye whiskey almost entirely went away after prohibition with only a few brands like Old Overholt surviving.
Rye has seen a resurrection in popularity in the 2000's in part due to shows like Mad Men and young millennials adopting the spirit. After 2015 many Bourbon distillers in Kentucky began to produce their own versions of Rye; Jim Beam, Heaven Hill, Buffalo Trace, Wild Turkey/Campari America, Diageo. Another independent distiller MGP of (Southern) Indiana makes a large portion of the nation's rye.
Some of the Rye Whiskies that you might experience in this tasting include; Knob Creek, Old Overholt, Jim Beam Rye, Basil Hayden, Wild Turkey 101 Rye, Rittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond Rye, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Rye, Pikesville Supreme Rye, Woodford Reserve Rye, Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Rye, Sazerac Rye, Michters Rye, Bulleitt. and Elijah Craig Rye.
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