Mammoth Distilling Northern Rye 9-year
Style: Northern Rye Whiskey Age: 9-Year Minimum Proof: 99 proof Distillation: Canada Tasting Notes: Hints of vanilla and delicate fruitiness of pear and cherry are accented by sweet grass and ginger spice that deliver a medium-bodied mouthfeel, light caramel tannins and a clean finish. A New Style of Rye Whiskey Produced with Old-World Technique This 9-Year Northern Rye is a very distinct style of whiskey that differs from straight rye in several profound ways. Though both are distilled primarily from the flavorful rye grain (secale cereale), Northern Rye also contains a percentage of corn and barley. Each individual grain is distilled separately, then precisely blended together before aging in high-quality second-fill American oak barrels for roughly seven years, before a portion is moved to new American oak barrels for additional aging. After a minimum of nine years total aging, the final Northern Rye in this bottle is produced from a blend of these two finished whiskies. Another k