Rittenhouse Rye 100 Proof: Don’t Let the Plastic Screw-off Cap Scare You Away
2-19-2011
By: Trevor
Rittenhouse Rye 100 Proof
Straight Rye Whiskey
Tasting Notes:
Color: Thin caramel
Proof / ABV%: 100 Proof / 50%ABV
Nose: Fruity. Like walking by a cider mill, a good week and a half after they pressed the apples that are now collected in heaps and waiting to be composted. Some vanilla also.
Body: Surprising amount of body for a rye that claims no specific barrel age. It’s well rounded for something so young. Rye sharpness mellowed with a candy sweetness.
Palate: Very spicy, as a rye should be, but has a fair amount of toffee. Cinnamon, clove, and apples? Again, reminds me of cider indirectly--and in a good way.
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