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New Scotland Spirits

New Scotland Spirits
Helderberg 5 Year Old Single Batch Straight Rye Whiskey Batch #003

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 49.5%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$52

New Scotland Spirits
Helderberg 5 Year Old Single Batch Straight Rye Whiskey Batch #003

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 49.5%
Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of mineral spirits, solvent, dehydrated orange, and old honey with a round, crisp, dry medium-to-full body and a hot, interesting, long finish that presents accents of honey, old dusty grain, and simple syrup soaked paper. Sweet and boozy with mildly earthy flavors.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: mineral spirits, solvent, dehydrated orange, and old honey
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of honey, old dusty grain, and simple syrup soaked paper
Smoothness Smoothness: Hot
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Sweet and boozy with mildly earthy flavors.

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Straight Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
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.