Distillery 291 - German Rye
Distillery 291 - German Rye
DISTILLERY: Distillery 291, Colorado
ABV: 67.8% NCS
AGE: 3 Years
CAT: Straight Rye Whiskey
BATCH: #3
RRP: £99.95
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The second of two new bottlings from the multi award-winning, small batch whiskey distillery nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Distillery 291.
Our Batch 3, is a 3 Year Old single cask Rye Whiskey, using 100% German Rye. We’ve bottled it at natural cask strength 67.8% abv, and have filled just 295 bottles
With a nod to tradition, the mash is soured in open air fermenters before it is distilled three times in locally-made pot stills. Myers built his original still from copper photogravure plates that he had once used.
The whiskey is aged in virgin, heavy charred, American white oak barrels and is then brought to a finish using toasted aspen staves, which are harvested from a friend’s nearby land.
These two releases are an exercise in whisky geekery, and had we not gotten our hands on them would have been released as one of their ‘E’ Series releases. (E for experimental)
NOSE
Spicy rye malt, toasted rye bread, slightly floral, and herbal. Bramble leaves and hints of clove and gingerbread. It comes across softer and sweeter than the Colorado rye.
TASTE
A big spicy start, followed by toasted rye bread, nutty grains, hints of bitter chocolate, and a leafy herbalism; blackberry brambles. The spices return for a long chocolatey finish.
ABOUT THE LABEL
That’s American Whiskey Brand Ambassador Icon of Whisky 2022 Philip Rawleigh at Right Field on our D291 German Rye label. He’s wearing his signature cowboy hat and boots.
