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Broken Barrel

Broken Barrel
Heresy Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 52.5%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$35

Broken Barrel
Heresy Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 52.5%
Gold color. Aromas and flavors of fruits, nuts, and seeds trail mix, baked apples and peaches, dates, and roasted sunflower seeds with a round, crisp, dry medium body and a hot, stimulating, medium-long finish displaying elements of salted caramel, cherry and apple pastry, toasted orange and apricot, and lemon pepper. Spicy and fruity but particularly earthy and nutty; a fascinating sipper that would also make for some excellent cocktails.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: fruits, nuts, and seeds trail mix, baked apples and peaches, dates, and roasted sunflower seeds
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with elements of salted caramel, cherry and apple pastry, toasted orange and apricot, and lemon pepper
Smoothness Smoothness: Hot
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, on the rocks, with drops of water and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Spicy and fruity but particularly earthy and nutty; a fascinating sipper that would also make for some excellent cocktails.

Additional Information

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Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
A Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey will undergo additional maturation in one or more barrels, the previous contents of which contribute to the aromas and flavors of the final product. Examples include but are not limited to used Rum, Cognac, Port, Sherry, Madeira, Stout, and maple barrels.

In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.