Rittenhouse 25 Year Old Single Barrel Rye

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof

Nose: Big rye (ok, we were expecting this, right?) . Lots if maple, sour wood, nuts , balsamic vinegar . A few notes of Crème de Menthe with touches of Vanilla, quite a bit of Wet oak and sun dried bananas… (Thank you for pointing this out, Steffen) What a great nose. Palate: Rich, bitter sweet with burnt sugar,creamy coconut milk,apple and...

Score 85/100

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof

Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey is produced by Heaven Hill Distilleries, Inc., a family-owned company headquartered in Bardstown, Kentucky. The distillery itself, called the Heaven Hill Bernheim distillery, is located in Louisville, Kentucky. The nose starts with intense flavours of vanilla and, to a lesser degree, caramel. Once you get past...

Score 87/100

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof

Rittenhouse is only the second American straight rye I've had, and to tell the truth I doubt I could tell it apart from a bourbon. Maybe my nose for American whiskey just isn't that developed. Anyway, here are my thoughts on this fine whiskey. Nose: full and sweet, with cigar box, baking sweets, glazed pecan. Basically, your usual bourbon notes,...

Score 91/100

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 Proof

Rittenhouse Straight Rye 100 proof is described as a Pennsylvania style rye whisky. My bottle is also tagged with the designation "Bottled in Bond" which means the production of the whisky underwent certain supervision by the U.S. Federal government. My understanding is that this whisky is difficult to locate on the West Coast of the...

Score 88/100