• Nose: 22 Palate: 21 Finish: 21 Balance: 22 Total: 86
  • Nose: Clean, crisp, spicy rye
  • Palate: Sweet and cheewy
  • Type: Rye
  • Age: 3
  • ABV: 45%
  • Distiller: Savage & Cooke
  • Where made: Vallejo, CA USA
  • Region: USA
  • Approximate Price: $35
  • Value: BEST

Like all of Savage & Cooke’s whiskeys, these are finished by winemaker Dave Phinney in a wine barrel — in this case, a French Grenache cask. The rye is sourced from Tennessee, where it was made from a mashbill of 51% rye, 45% corn, and 4% malted barley. Tasted at Flight West (Greece, NY).