Craft distillers continue to mine different avenues of the ever-expanding whiskey market. Rye whiskey has always been a bit of an afterthought to Scotch and… [Read More]The post Redemption Aged Barrel Proof Straight Rye Whiskey appeared first on Pursuitist.

Craft distillers continue to mine different avenues of the ever-expanding whiskey market. Rye whiskey has always been a bit of an afterthought to Scotch and bourbon, but Redemption Whiskey is looking to change that with three new limited-edition straight rye whiskey expressions ? The Aged Barrel Proof Collection of straight rye whiskey: Aged 7 Years, 8 Years, and 10 Years.The Redemption Aged Barrel Proof straight rye whiskey selections are distilled from a mash of 95 percent premium rye and 5 percent malted barley that has been aged between 6-10 years in charred new oak barrels. After being properly aged, each whiskey is minimally filtered and bottled immediately at full proof. The combination of high rye content and high proof allows each whiskey to gain significant flavor and ensures consistency bottle to bottle.?Every so often, we?ll run into a barrel in the batching process that is so brilliant, we think it deserves a bottling of its own,? says Dave Schmier, founder of Redemption. ?The Aged Barrel Proof expressions are thoughtfully aged in the sweet spot of six to ten years to give the final product character and the ?right from the wood? flavors of a big whiskey.?The Redemption Aged Barrel Proof Collection incl...