Founded in 2015 in Clifton Park, New York, by Matt Jager (formerly of Albany Distilling), Walter Kleemeier and Scott Luning, Yankee Distillers makes rum, whiskey, and vodka. This rye is made from rye, wheat, and malted wheat. According to the distillery, the unmalted grain is "100% New York State origin."
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Nose: pepper, cinnamon, lemon windex, vanilla, medicinal, toasted marshmallow Taste: sour lemon, chili pepper, spice, nylon, cinnamon, young Finish: peppercorn, iodine Overall: A little too young and sour for my taste. Not much oil. Another 1-3 years of aging would round out the sour and make it more complex. Water kills it and takes away most of the nose and the spice in the taste
I really enjoyed this rye. It was full of flavor and went down smooth. There was a very enjoyable lingering aftertaste. I would enjoy a full bottle of this in my rotation of go to whiskeys.
I know it's pretty expensive, but this stuff is also pretty good. My first impression was that of bourbon smoke but that diminishes very quickly and becomes the rye it truly is.
Nice honey flavor coming through here -- don't be afraid of the price, there's good stuff in here.
A lot of honey and apple on the palate. Unusual and interesting rye.
Same style and price bracket, best rated first.
