Rye whiskey

Rye whiskey  mostly associate with the United States but usually takes a back seat to the more widespread Bourbon. Though it uses in many of the classic American whiskey cocktails. Buy Rye whiskey. It is made in the same way as Bourbon but with rye replacing corn as the key component of the mash. American rye whiskey tends to be smokier, spicier and more intense than Bourbon. With a sweet, tart palate.

Rye whiskey is historically the prevalent whiskey in the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania, New York and Maryland. Pittsburgh is the center of rye whiskey production in the late 1700s and early 1800s. By 1808, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania farmers were selling half a barrel for each man, woman and child in the country. By the 1880s, Joseph F. Sinnott’s distillery, Moore and Sinnott, locates in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, is the largest producer of rye whiskey, with a capacity of 30,000 barrels a year. In 1886, rye whiskey is produce in 17 states.

Rye whiskey largely disappeares after Prohibition. A few brands, such as Old Overholt, survive. Although by the late 1960s former Pennsylvania brands like Old Overholt is being distill mostly in Kentucky. Buy Rye whiskey

Rye whiskey has been undergoing a small but growing revival in the US. Since the beginning of the 21st century, more producers have been experimenting with rye whiskey. And several now market aged rye whiskey. For example, Brown-Forman begins production of a Jack Daniel’s rye whiskey and release unage and lightly age versions as limited editions.