Rye

Russell’s Single Legacy

Last month, I participated in a press trip for the release of Russell’s Reserve Single Rickhouse. It may not surprise readers who know me, but up to that point I’d never attended a press trip. I suppose it’s the price you pay when your writing focus is…

Smooth Ambler Cask Strength Rye (Founder’s Series) Review

Smooth Ambler Cask Strength Rye (Founder’s Series) is a cask strength rye distilled by a brand that’s done it right from the beginning. Before their distillery was built, Smooth Ambler sourced whiskey from IN and KY and they didn’t hide it. They knew they were finding good stock and bringing it to market and that […]

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Tuesday Tidbit: TerrePURE, Terressentia and OZ Tyler

So what’s TerrePURE and what does it have to do with bourbon? Well, the TerrePURE process was developed by the Terressentia Corporation back around 2007. The process purifies alcoholic beverages using ultrasonic energy and oxidation. Few details have been revealed except to say that it could remove unwanted congeners (byproducts of fermentation) as well as convert some fatty acids to more flavorful esters. This process would overall “purify” a spirit and make it more flavorful.

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Ragged Branch Rye Review

Ragged Branch Distillery is located near Charlottesville, VA. As a “farm-to-bottle distillery” they grow all their own grain, on land they either own or lease. Their initial whiskeys were bourbons. However, back in 2015 they had an excess of rye and were deciding what to do with it. Master Distiller Dave Pickerell stated what would seem like the clear choice: they should make a rye whiskey! He formulated a mash bill that is a bit unique, being 83% rye and 17% malted barley. So I was interested in finding out what this somewhat unconventional Ragged Branch Virginia Straight Rye Whiskey was like!

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Silent Pool Offers Blended Transatlantic Rye

UK-based distillery Silent Pool has released Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey – a blended rye made with a combination of USA and British rye. Silent Pool Woodcutter’s Daughter Transatlantic Rye Whiskey used a combination of British and USA ryes with the British rye intended to capture the ‘essence’ of the Surrey Hills countryside while the […]

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