EMPIRE RYE
EMPIRE RYE
DISTILLERY: Empire Rye, USA
ABV: 50%
AGE: 2 Years
CAT: Empire Rye
BATCH: #1
RRP: £49.95
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ABOUT THIS BOTTLING
A world premiere with our first batch of Blended Empire Rye! This is a 2 Year Old, a release of just 623 bottles at 50% abv.
In 2015, six leading New York State distilleries banded together to create a consortium dedicated to establishing a whiskey style for the Empire State.
This whiskey was to be as distinctive, precisely crafted, and held to as high a standard as any of the illustrious whiskey styles in the world.
Empire Rye was born–an homage to New York State’s pre-Prohibition rye whiskey-making heritage and a testament to the ingenuity and industriousness of its contemporary distillers. Each distiller’s bottling of Empire Rye is crafted in accordance with the same exacting specifications and yet each is given ample space to express their creativity.. It’s aim is to make the category of Empire Rye known throughout the world.
This is a regional blend consisting of 9 distilleries. All of them from New York State, and all of them specifically Empire Rye. Empire Rye is a regionally protected Standard of Identity designation.
Nobody has ever blended a selection of Empire Rye before, so what an opportunity to herd nine distilleries, arguably competitors, to unite and promote their Standard of Identity!
We’re very proud that we were able to get these nine distilleries to work with us, allowing us to bring you this first ever Blended Empire Rye.
NOSE
Sweet and inviting with hint of petrichor. Manuka honey, vanilla pod, earthy cumin, and red liquorice.
TASTE
Beautifully balanced creamy mouthfeel with honey sweetness over earthy rye spices. Honey, rye bread, turmeric, clove, and cumin. The short, and sweet finish leaves those earthy spices with just a hint of liquorice root.
ABOUT THE LABEL
Our label is a Boutique-y stylised version of the Empire Rye seal.
The two ladies are Liberty and Justice and are taken from New York State’s coat of arms that was formally adopted in 1778.
Liberty is a symbol of freedom from the British Crown, and Justice is blindfolded symbolizing impartiality and fairness. The shield they are carrying is the Empire Rye logo.
