Woodford Kentucky Rye Whiskey- "A Blend"

[tanstaafl2]

Probably not exactly a "premium" offering, no matter what the price proves to be. But it probably qualifies as a "specialty"!

 

From the most recent review of TTB labels by SKU. Not really sure what a whiskey distilled from Rye mash is unless it was a light whiskey distilled to above 160 proof but less than 190? Or maybe it is a full out Rye NGS.

 

These days a well aged rye from a major distiller would likely sell out quickly so it makes me wonder how bad the 11yo rye whiskey component was that they felt they had to cover it up by blending it with something else! And given how pricey these little 375ml gift shop type bottles usually are (at least that is what the label looks like) it doesn't sound like something I am going to be rushing out to acquire! 

 

So, how long ago was it that the, umm, "noteworthy" Masters Collection Rye twin 375 ml's came out...

Edited March 3, 2017 by tanstaafl2

[flahute]

24 minutes ago, tanstaafl2 said:

Probably not exactly a "premium" offering, no matter what the price proves to be. But it probably qualifies as a "specialty"!

 

From the most recent review of TTB labels by SKU. Not really sure what a whiskey distilled from Rye mash is unless it was a light whiskey distilled to above 160 proof but less than 190? Or maybe it is a full out Rye NGS.

 

These days a well aged rye from a major distiller would likely sell out quickly so it makes me wonder how bad the 11yo rye whiskey component was that they felt they had to cover it up by blending it with something else! And given how pricey these little 375ml gift shop type bottles usually are (at least that is what the label looks like) it doesn't sound like something I am going to be rushing out to acquire! 

 

So, how long ago was it that the, umm, "noteworthy" Masters Collection Rye twin 375 ml's came out...

Ding ding ding!!!

My thoughts exactly. At first I was perplexed that they blend something non straight with 11yr old rye. Enthusiasts would knock themselves out to get rye whiskey with that kind of age on it.

So I then wondered what was wrong with the straight rye that made them resort to blending. If I found out that Nancy Fraley helped them create this blend I might be interested.

[jsrudd]

On 3/4/2017 at 5:46 AM, tanstaafl2 said:

Not really sure what a whiskey distilled from Rye mash is unless it was a light whiskey distilled to above 160 proof but less than 190? Or maybe it is a full out Rye NGS.

It's rye that has been aged in used barrels or that entered the barrel at >125 proof, or both. I'm not sure which this is, but, given that Early Times (another B-F whiskey) already uses some percentage of whiskey aged in used barrels, I would guess that this was also aged in used barrels. 

 

No matter which it is, it doesn't sound like something I want to drink!

 

According to 27 CFR §5.22(b)(2):

 

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"Whisky distilled from bourbon (rye, wheat, malt, or rye malt) mash” is whisky produced in the United States at not exceeding 160° proof from a fermented mash of not less than 51 percent corn, rye, wheat, malted barley, or malted rye grain, respectively, and stored in used oak containers; and also includes mixtures of such whiskies of the same type. Whisky conforming to the standard of identity for corn whisky must be designated corn whisky.

 

Edited March 7, 2017 by jsrudd