Wilderness Trail Family Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey: A bourbon drinker's rye with a unique mashbill of low rye and high corn. Enjoy notes of sweet baking spices, dark fruits, and a warm oaky finish. Gold medalist at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
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Discover the bourbon drinker’s rye whiskey! Wilderness Trail Family Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey boasts a unique mashbill with low rye and high corn, highlighting a nuanced, rich flavor. Entering the barrel at a low proof, it offers sweet baking spices, dark fruits, and a warm oaky finish. With an alcohol level of 50-52.5%, it’s a gold medalist at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
As American as the bald eagle, rye whiskey was first brewed in the American Northeast in the 1600s. Even George Washington distilled it after leaving the Oval Office, so there’s no way of denying its origin.
It’s distinguished from bourbon for its original and unique spicy notes.
By law, rye whiskey must be made from at least 51% rye grain, aged in new and charred oak barrels for at least two years, and bottled at no more than 62,5% ABV.
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Deep amber hue. The nose opens with sweet baking spices, oak, and dark fruits. On the palate, it is smooth and sweet, revealing tobacco and brambly red-black fruits, accented by hints of leather and smoke. The finish is long, rye-led with a sustaining warm oaky sweetness.
