RYE WHISKEY Templeton The Good Stuff Louisville, KY 10 Basil Hayden s Clermont, KY 18 Bulleit 95 Small Batch Louisville, KY 10 Col. E.H. Taylor Straight Frankfort, KY 19 George Dickel Tullahoma, TN 12 High West Double Park City, UT 12 Hudson Maple Cask Germantown, NY 14 Jim Beam Clermont, KY 11 Knob Creek Clermont, KY 12 Michter s US-1 Straight Shivley, KY 14 Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Louisville, KY 14 Redemption Barrel Proof Straight Lawrenceburg, IN 8 Ritennhouse Bottled in Bond Bardstown, KY 8 Russell s Reserve 6 Yr Lawrenceburg, KY 12 Sagamore Spirits American Baltimore, MD 13 Sazerac 6 Yr Straight Louisville, KY 9 Whistlepig Old World Middlebury, VT 20 Rye whiskey uses a majority rye mash bill which provides spicy flavors with fruit undertones
BOURBON WHISKEY Baker s Clermont, KY 13 Basil Hayden Clermont, KY 12 Blanton s Frankfort, KY 17 Booker s Clermont, KY 18 Eagle Rare Single Barrel 10 yr Frankfort, KY 9 Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bardstown, KY 15 Four Roses Single Barrel Lawrenceburg, KY 11 Hotel Tango Bravo Indianapolis, IN 16 Jefferson s Ocean Aged at Sea Louisville, KY 18 Knob Creek 2001 Clermont, KY 29 Know Creek 25th Anniversary Clermont, KY 30 Maker s Mark Cask Strength Loretto, KY 15 Noah s Mill Bardstown, KY 11 Stagg Jr. Frankfort, KY 16 West Fork The Colonel Indianapolis, IN 10 Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Versailles, KY 12 Woodford Reserve Proprietary Selection Versailles, KY 10 A majority corn mash bill gives bourbon a smoother mouth feel and rich sweet flavors.
SCOTCH WHISKY Auchentoshan Three Wood Lowlands 18 Balvenie 14 yr Carribean Cask Speyside 18 Balvenie 17 yr Double Wood Speyside 27 Glennfiddich India Pale Ale Casks Speyside 18 Glenmorangie La Santa Sherry Cask Highland 14 Lagavulin 16 yr Islay 22 Laphroaig 10 yr Single Malt Islay 12 Macallan 18 yr Highland 44 Macallan 25 yr Highland 125 Talisker 10 yr Islands 17 WORLD WHISK(E)Y Crown Royal Special Reserve Canada 14 Forty Creek Double Barrel Reserve Canada 16 Hibiki Harmony Japan 18 Jameson Black Barrel Ireland 12 Middleton Rare Ireland 36 Nikka Coffey Grain Japan 12 Red Breast 12 yr Ireland 17 Suntory Toki Japan 10 Each region of Scotland has distinct flavor profiles that can range from sweet to smokey.
BARRELED BOOZE Cruzan Single Barrel St. Croix 14 Few Barrel Aged Gin Illinois 12 Hornitos Black Barrel Anejo Tequila Mexico 12 Letherbee Distillers Barrel Aged Absinthe Illinois 24 LOCAL SPIRITS 8th Day Gin 10 8th Day Rum 10 Hotel Tango Bravo Bourbon 16 Hotel Tango Golf Gin 9 Hotel Tango Victor Vodka 9 West Fork The Colonel 10 West Fork B-Street Blues Bourbon 12 West Fork 2-Hour Delay Corn Whiskey 10 All local spirits sourced within 60 miles of Rye Bar.
LET S TALK WHISK(E)Y Whisky with a y Denotes an origin of Scotland, Canada or Japan Whiskey with an e Denotes an origin of America or Ireland Proof (ABV) Percent measurement of beverage alcohol on a scale of 1-200n Mash Bill The list and ratio of grains use in making whisk(e)y Barrel (Cask) Large wooden vessel used to store maturing alcohol Maturation Letting the alcohol age typically anywhere from 3 25 years Small Batch No legal definition but usually produced with 200 barrels or less Single Barrel (Cask) Whiskey drawn from one barrel or cask Blended Mixing different single barrels together before bottling Double Barreled Aged for periods of time in two separate barrels Barrel Proof or Cask Strength Bottled at the actual proof as removed from the barrel Bottled in Bond Minimum proof of 100 and aged a minimum of four years Age Statement Age of the youngest whiskey in the bottle Angel s Share The amount of alcohol lost during the aging process Devil s Cut The portion of alcohol that is lost from being soaked into the wood Whiskey Thief A tool that distillers use to extract small portions for sampling Dramming Act of drinking whisk(e)y typically referring to Scotch Whisky