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Rye & Sons Straight Rye Whiskey

  • Distiller:

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler:

    Pinhook

  • ABV:

    48.75%%

  • Age:

    NAS

  • Price:
    $$$$$
  • Intro:

    What happens when an established whiskey brand and an established wine sommelier team up? It's hard to say, but today we have a pour crafted in collaboration by Andre Mack (sommelier) and Pinhook (whiskey brand). Rye & Sons is bottled at a healthy 48.75% ABV and priced to compete at the mid-shelf. Let's dive in and see what the duo are up to.

  • Nose:

    Bold maple, tons of honey, fresh bread, baking spice. Complex and enticing.

  • Taste:

    Well composed, nice structure. A pang of youth, but it’s fleeting and minimal. Love the brown sugar, candied ginger, cake batter, fresh sourdough and bold clove. This is proofed really nicely and has a great mouthfeel.

  • Finish:

    Long finish packed with candied ginger, baking spice and maple sugar.

  • Overall:

    I was worried if this would present as youthful or “crafty,” but instead, it excels at being an awesome, spritely rye. The bottling proof was a great choice. This rye is complex and easy to enjoy with plenty of character to stay interesting pour after pour. Kudos to Pinhook and Andre on this one.

  • Score:

    6

  • By t8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
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