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Anyone try the new Mckenzie rye whiskey?


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Joe, Don't forget to take a page from Emril LaGassy. While preparing the Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, he adds a bit of smokey spice in the form of a good rye whiskey. After several long pulls on the bottle to ensure the taste is right, he splashes about six ounces into the gumbo and then, BAM, he adds a bit of pepper. :grin:

Duly noted Dan, and thanks!! I'm not sure I can keep it under 6 ounces, though! :D

Cheers!

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Come on now, you know you read Martha every month.:lol:

Just for the pictures! Martha is H-O-T!! :D

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  • 7 months later...

I got a bottle of this today after tasting a sample given to me by a fellow SB'er. I like this stuff alot, even in a mixed drink. The aging in sherry barrels give it a nice touch!

Thomas

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Just ordered a bottle each of McKenzie Bourbon and Rye. Looking forward to the tasting as well as adding these as representatives of micro-distillery expressions to my collection.

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Tom, are your products sold at any specialty stores in KY (Party Source, etc.) or is distribution limited to the NY area? Your 80% rye aged in smaller barrels and finished in used sherry casks sounds like a great product!

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I think Jay Erisman just took it on. But I do not know if he has product yet. My hands are full with making it. I will find out and let you know.

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I think Jay Erisman just took it on. But I do not know if he has product yet. My hands are full with making it. I will find out and let you know.
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Well, I finally went out and bought this bottle of Mckenzie Rye. Why, oh why, did I wait so long to give this one a taste?

I have to say, this is the first rye whiskey that's had a biscuity, rye bread/Irish soda bread flavor up front. The flavor then fades into something reminiscent of opening a box of lipton black tea and taking a nice deep breath. There is a restrained rye spiciness, perhaps a bit minty, and a moderate finish ending up with a nice soft dryness. This isn't a bold, spicy rye, but very elegant and well balanced.

In conclusion, If you haven't tried this yet in fear of it being a young whiskey, put your fears aside and buy a bottle! I'm sure you wont be disappointed.

Tmckenzie, please keep up the good work over there at FLD, and thank you for such a unique product.

Eric

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Well, I finally went out and bought this bottle of Mckenzie Rye. Why, oh why, did I wait so long to give this one a taste?

I have to say, this is the first rye whiskey that's had a biscuity, rye bread/Irish soda bread flavor up front. The flavor then fades into something reminiscent of opening a box of lipton black tea and taking a nice deep breath. There is a restrained rye spiciness, perhaps a bit minty, and a moderate finish ending up with a nice soft dryness. This isn't a bold, spicy rye, but very elegant and well balanced.

In conclusion, If you haven't tried this yet in fear of it being a young whiskey, put your fears aside and buy a bottle! I'm sure you wont be disappointed.

Tmckenzie, please keep up the good work over there at FLD, and thank you for such a unique product.

Eric

Thanks man. I am keeping at it. You are right about the tea, you get it big time over the fermenter.

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I would have attributed the tea taste to tannins from barrel aging, but if you're smelling it in the fermenter then is it a product of the grains/mash?

Eric

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I would have attributed the tea taste to tannins from barrel aging, but if you're smelling it in the fermenter then is it a product of the grains/mash?

Eric

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  • 2 years later...

Just noticed McKenzie Rye hit Party Source! Congrats to Tom and anyone nearby that hasn't had the pleasure of trying it yet. I hope Leopold Bros. is the next to make its way into KY.

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Just noticed McKenzie Rye hit Party Source! Congrats to Tom and anyone nearby that hasn't had the pleasure of trying it yet. I hope Leopold Bros. is the next to make its way into KY.

Hasn't reached Georgia yet so I recently got a bottle shipped from NY (Batch 13/2013).

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Liked it very much and so I got the bourbon and pot still whiskey recently to try as well. Will have to work those into the rotation soon!

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If it is even as close to being as good as the bourbon samples Ingot last year, it will be fantastic. One of the small guys doing things right!!

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Is that pricing of $40 for a full 750? I hope so, I would be willing to give it a try at that price at least once. I saw the earlier reference to trying to keep prices down referring to "some guys charging $50 for a 375" or something referring to other NY craft distillers. While that may be true, I would stay clear of believing you're under current market prices just because you didn't pull the crap that HUDSON has. I will never buy a hudson product because of their prices, many others agree. When they're trying to charge $42 for a 375ml of CORN whiskey...you aren't offering a great product to supporters, you're price gouging fools who fall for your scam. This Finger Lakes Rye nowever I will be willing to try at least one bottle of this rye if its around $40. I know its in pa on our state site, but I think its slightly higher than $40. EDIT- just checked, its $45 for a 750mL. A bit high for a young whiskey but maybe next pay i'll give it a try if I don't encounter anything else.

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A bit high for a young whiskey but maybe next pay i'll give it a try if I don't encounter anything else.
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Yeah, they're 750s, wish the cost was less than $40 but at that price I would spring for a bottle.

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Just picked some up today. It is batch 15 from 2013 and I really enjoy it. A good floral rye upfront with a smooth dark chocolate finish.

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I picked up a special order of McKenzie rye (17/2014) & whiskey (13/2013) in May. Nobody (well, my usual stores in WashDC) had it on the shelf or in the "cabinet" back then but at least one other store does now. About $45 plus tax per 750ml (put the receipt in the tax box which isn't handy so don't remember precise cost). I will be opening the rye in the next couple of days when I'll have a couple of no-plan evenings so I can spread out the tasting.

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Just picked up a bottle of batch 12/2013 and had a small pour. It is full and round on the palate, great mouthfeel, rye spice balanced nicely with the sweet notes from the barrel and corn. I don't know what the average age is on this batch, but my initial impression is that it is very well-balanced/well integrated. Seamless transitions from attack through mid-palate to the finish.

If this is what low distillation proof/low barrel entry proof can produce at a young age, wow, keep going. What a great way to differentiate your products. Sometimes barrel finishes can stand out, but if I didn't read that this is finished in NY sherry wine barrels, I wouldn't have picked it up. Really well done.

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Just picked up a bottle of batch 12/2013 and had a small pour. It is full and round on the palate, great mouthfeel, rye spice balanced nicely with the sweet notes from the barrel and corn. I don't know what the average age is on this batch, but my initial impression is that it is very well-balanced/well integrated. Seamless transitions from attack through mid-palate to the finish.

If this is what low distillation proof/low barrel entry proof can produce at a young age, wow, keep going. What a great way to differentiate your products. Sometimes barrel finishes can stand out, but if I didn't read that this is finished in NY sherry wine barrels, I wouldn't have picked it up. Really well done.

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