Buy rare and selected Rye Whiskey

Rye whiskey, or rye for short, has long been the predominant type of whiskey in the north-eastern states and is the most original of all American whiskeys. Due to the shortage of barley in America, Scottish and Irish immigrants tried their luck at making whiskey with the types of grain they found. Initially, they resorted to the abundant rye and thus the American rye whiskey was invented. Rye whiskey was long the predominant type of whiskey in the north-eastern states, but this came to an end with the onset of Prohibition in 1920. After 1933 and the end of Prohibition, the production of rye whiskey was resumed, but bourbon and Tennessee whiskey had long since overtaken rye in popularity during the times of alcohol smuggling and illegal distilleries. As a result, rye has become something of a rarity, but experienced a resurgence in the 1990s with the cocktail renaissance, in which historical recipes were used and demand increased.
Today, according to American law, rye whiskey is made from a mash of at least 51 per cent rye. The other components of the mash are usually corn and barley malt. Like bourbon whiskey, rye whiskey is distilled to no more than 80 % alcohol by volume and bottled at no more than 62.5 % alcohol in charred new oak barrels and must mature for at least 2 years to be labelled as straight rye whiskey. Rye whiskey has a very distinctive, distinctive flavour and has a predominantly dry aroma with fruity and spicy aromas and a slight sweetness. Today, rye whiskey is one of the multiple award-winning whiskies and once again has many fans worldwide thanks to its unique character. There are currently around 20 distilleries that produce rye whiskey - in particular vintage expressions from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection or single barrel bottlings from Van Winkle, Rittenhouse, Sazerac, Thomas H. Handy, Willet, Wild Turkey, Hirsch Selection and Olde St. Nick are among today s exquisite whiskey rarities and are rarely found.