Full Review

KOVAL Distillery

KOVAL Distillery
Maple Syrup Cask Finish Single Barrel Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 50%
Certified Organic
95 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$50
2022 Best Cask-Finished Rye Whiskey

KOVAL Distillery
Maple Syrup Cask Finish Single Barrel Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 50%
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of flambéed orange, cherry pie, anise, pine sap, coriander, juniper, and thyme with a round, bright, dry fat body and a warming, very complex, long finish with notes of cherry pie, caramelized cinnamon apple with crushed peanuts, cinnamon dusted apple, grand marnier, and kola nut. Whether you like a Negroni or Rye whiskey, you need to start sipping this Rye and contemplate making a Boulevardier immediately.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy
Aroma Aroma: flambéed orange, cherry pie, anise, pine sap, coriander, juniper, and thyme
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of cherry pie, caramelized cinnamon apple with crushed peanuts, cinnamon dusted apple, grand marnier, and kola nut
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Finish Finish:
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Whether you like a Negroni or Rye whiskey, you need to start sipping this Rye and contemplate making a Boulevardier immediately.

The Producer

KOVAL Distillery

The Producer
4241 N. Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60640
USA
1 312-312-878-7988

Cask-Finished Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
Rye Whisky must contain a minimum of 51% rye grain, be distilled at less than 80% ABV (160 proof) and be aged for a minimum of two years in new charred barrels. A small amount of straight Rye whiskey is bottled and marketed, but most of the industry production is blended into other whiskies to give them additional character and structure. Canadians frequently refer to their whisky as "Rye," though it is in fact made primarily from corn or wheat. A Cask-Finished 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.