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Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 50%
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93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$39

Uncle Nearest
Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 50%
Medium gold color. Aromas and flavors of butterscotch flan, lemon ice tea, caramel corn and candy corn, and toffee with a round, crisp, dry full body and a warming, engaging, buoyant finish displaying notes of butterscotch dipped vanilla ice cream, heath bar, peanut brittle, and candied black pepper corns. A totally toasty, tasty barrel forward Whiskey that deftly hides the higher proof and the rye spice until the finish.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: butterscotch flan, lemon ice tea, caramel corn and candy corn, and toffee
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of butterscotch dipped vanilla ice cream, heath bar, peanut brittle, and candied black pepper corns
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat and on the rocks
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A totally toasty, tasty barrel forward Whiskey that deftly hides the higher proof and the rye spice until the finish.
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The Producer

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey

The Producer
3125 HWY 231
Shelbyville, TN 37160
USA
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Their Portfolio

94 • Uncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged Tennessee Whiskey 50% (USA) $59.00.
88 • Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey 46.5% (USA) $49.00.
96 • Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Premium Tennessee Whiskey 55.5% (USA) $149.00.
89 • Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey 50% (USA) $59.00.
89 • Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey 46.5% (USA) $49.00.
94 • Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Tennessee Whiskey Blend No. 017 60.5% (USA) $149.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey 50% (USA) $39.00.
87 • Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey 50% (USA) $39.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey Blend No. 001 59.8% (USA) $149.00.
87 • Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey Blend No. 001 59.8% (USA) $149.00.
94 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 002 Rye Whiskey 59% (USA) $89.00.
92 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 002 Rye Whiskey 59% (USA) $89.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 061 Tennessee Whiskey 60.5% (USA) $79.00.
89 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 061 Tennessee Whiskey 60.5% (USA) $79.00.
89 • Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey 50% (USA) $59.00.
89 • Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennesee Whiskey 46.5% (USA) $49.00.
94 • Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Tennessee Whiskey Blend No. 017 60.5% (USA) $149.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Uncut & Unfiltered Straight Rye Whiskey Blend No. 001 59.8% (Canada) $149.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey 50% (Canada) $59.00.
94 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 002 Rye Whiskey 59% (Canada) $89.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 061 Tennessee Whiskey 60.5% (USA) $79.00.
92 • Uncle Nearest 1856 Tennessee Whiskey 50% (USA) $59.00.
91 • Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Tennessee Whiskey 46.5% (USA) $49.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Single Barrel No. 905 Tennessee Whiskey 61% (USA) $79.00.
93 • Uncle Nearest Master Blend Edition Tennessee Whiskey Blend No. 032 59% (USA) $149.00.
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Straight Rye Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Straight Rye Whiskey
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.

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Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 6/23/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.