Category Archives: – Rye Whiskey
4x Reservoir Distillery, by That Boutique-y Whisky Company
Reservoir Distillery is one of the thousands of micro distilleries that have popped up in the United States over the last decade or so. A lot of them are forgettable at best, but some of them are doing some very … Continue reading
Bad-ass Whisky Night #2 at De Whiskykoning
Last year I thought it was a good idea to organize a whisky tasting at Whiskyslijterij De Koning in Den Bosch. We already held an annual ‘winter whisky tasting’ there in November, with a line-up of six peated whiskies, focusing … Continue reading
Posted in - Grain Whisky, - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Amrut, Caol Ila, Carsebridge, Glenglassaugh, Macallan, Redbreast
Tagged 1982, 1986, 1988, Amrut, Bourbon Cask, Caol Ila, De Whiskykoning, Gordon & MacPhail, Grain Whisky, Highlands, India, Indian whisky, Ireland, Irish Whiskey, Islay, Macallan, Rare Old, Redbreast, Rye Whisky, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Sherry Cask, SMWS, Speymalt, Speyside
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Zuidam Millstone 2009, 7yo, Rye, 52.7% – OB for The Whisky Exchange
The Whisky Exchange have a knack for finding some good casks in distilleries that aren’t that common to find in shops like The Whisky Exchange. They seem to have a preference for Zuidam’s Millstone too, since this is already the … Continue reading
Posted in - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Millstone, Zuidam
Tagged 2009, Baarle-Nassau, Bottle Share, Cask Strength, Dutch whisky, Millstone, Netherlands, Rye Whisky, The Whisky Exchange, Zuidam
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Waldviertler Pure Rye Malt, 41%
I think I have begun most of my recent post with ‘So, …’, which means I have to diversify. Also in terms of what I’m reviewing, and in this case it’s an Austrian rye malt of undisclosed age. It’s probably … Continue reading
Posted in - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky
Tagged Austrian whisky, Roggenhof die Waldviertler, Rye Whisky
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Millstone Rye, 6.5 yeard old, 43.3%, bottled for the Usquebaugh Society, 2014
Last year the Usquebaugh Society, by far the coolest whisky club in The Netherlands, bottled this six and a half years old (to the day) Millstone Rye Whisky. In March 2014 a delegation of some sixty members made the trip … Continue reading
Posted in - Rye Whiskey, - World Whisky, Millstone, Zuidam
Tagged 2007, Baarle-Nassau, Dutch whisky, Millstone, Rye Whisky, Virgin oak cask, Zuidam
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Bulleit Rye, 45%
Bulleit Rye is a 95% rye whiskey from the United States, bottled (and blended) by Diageo. It’s one of their few American Whiskey brands but their working on more market share at the moment with their Orphan Casks series and … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, Bulleit
Tagged Bulleit, Cocktail, Diageo, Indiana, Sazerac, USA
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FEW Rye, 46.5%
The second dram in the FEW bottle-share series. This time I opted for a brown spirit instead of a white one. Just to mix things up. In the end, the brown spirits will be the biggest group since they make … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Rye Whiskey, FEW, FEW Spirits
Tagged Bottle Share, Evanston, FEW, FEW Spirits, Illinois, Rye Whiskey, USA
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Malt Fascination 