Rye Whiskey Reviews — Expert Ratings & Tasting Notes

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WhistlePig 10: Vermont's 100% Rye Revolution from Alberta Stock - Rye Review

9 Review

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WhistlePig 10: Vermont's 100% Rye Revolution from Alberta Stock

The 100% rye that put Vermont on the whiskey map — sourced from Alberta, finished on a Shoreham farm.

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye: BTAC Cask-Strength Tribute to NOLA Bartender - Rye Review

9.5 Review

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Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye: BTAC Cask-Strength Tribute to NOLA Bartender

The uncut, unfiltered straight rye in the Antique Collection — named for the man who first put rye into the Sazerac cock...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Woodford Reserve Rye: 53% Rye Mashbill Pot-Still Kentucky Spice - Rye Review

8.8 Review

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Woodford Reserve Rye: 53% Rye Mashbill Pot-Still Kentucky Spice

Brown-Forman's pot-still rye — a 53% rye mashbill that balances Kentucky sweetness with peppery rye bite.

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Templeton Rye: Iowa's Prohibition-Era Capone-Era Recipe Revived - Rye Review

8 Review

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Templeton Rye: Iowa's Prohibition-Era Capone-Era Recipe Revived

An Iowa rye whose recipe traces to Prohibition-era bootleggers — reportedly Al Capone's drink of choice.

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

High West Double Rye: Park City's Two-Rye Blend of MGP and House Spirit - Rye Review

8.6 Review

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High West Double Rye: Park City's Two-Rye Blend of MGP and House Spirit

A blend of a younger, fiery rye and an older, mellower one — High West's Double Rye is two whiskies that genuinely make ...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Michter's US*1 Single Barrel Rye: Kentucky Restraint Meets Pennsylvania Heritage - Rye Review

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Michter's US*1 Single Barrel Rye: Kentucky Restraint Meets Pennsylvania Heritage

A Kentucky single barrel rye that proves restraint can be just as thrilling as proof — spicy, oily and beautifully balan...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Bulleit 95 Rye: 95% Rye Mashbill from MGP — One of the Highest Rye Percentages on the Market at 45% - Rye Review

7 Review

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Bulleit 95 Rye: 95% Rye Mashbill from MGP — One of the Highest Rye Percentages on the Market at 45%

95% rye, 5% malted barley — one of the highest rye percentages on the market. NAS, sourced from MGP of Indiana. Introduc...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Woodford Reserve Rye: Triple Distilled Kentucky Rye — 53% Rye Through the Same Historic Versailles Stills - Rye Review

7 Review

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Woodford Reserve Rye: Triple Distilled Kentucky Rye — 53% Rye Through the Same Historic Versailles Stills

Made using the same triple-distillation process as Woodford Reserve Bourbon — copper pot still, column still, then pot s...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

WhistlePig 10 Year Old: 100% Rye at 100 Proof — Dave Pickerell's Vermont Farm Whiskey - Rye Review

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WhistlePig 10 Year Old: 100% Rye at 100 Proof — Dave Pickerell's Vermont Farm Whiskey

100% rye mashbill, 100 proof, 10 years. Founded by Raj Bhakta on Vermont farmland in 2007, with legendary Dave Pickerell...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Sazerac Rye 6 Year Old: America's First Cocktail — From Peychaud's Apothecary to Buffalo Trace at 90 Proof - Rye Review

7.5 Review

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Sazerac Rye 6 Year Old: America's First Cocktail — From Peychaud's Apothecary to Buffalo Trace at 90 Proof

Named after America's first cocktail. In 1838, Creole apothecary Antoine Peychaud mixed brandy, absinthe, and his propri...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond: The Cocktail Bartender's Essential — 100 Proof of Pennsylvania Rye Heritage - Rye Review

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Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond: The Cocktail Bartender's Essential — 100 Proof of Pennsylvania Rye Heritage

The cocktail bartender's essential rye — Bottled in Bond at 100 proof from a single distilling season, aged minimum four...

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Ash Carrington April 10, 2026

McKenzie Straight Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey - Rye Review

7.5 Review

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McKenzie Straight Rye American Straight Rye Whiskey

McKenzie Straight Rye is an honest American craft rye at 45.5% ABV that delivers character and spice at a fair price poi...

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Ash Carrington March 16, 2026