For Erin, who likes the 95/5 mash bill, George Dickel Tennessee rye. MGP Rye like Bullet, but ran through the Cold Charcoal filtering to get the Tennessee moniker.
I'm starting to experiment with rye. I know I like Knob Creek rye, but I understand that's a barely legal rye. I've now tried Bulleit and Sagamore Spirit rye, and they're definitely not bourbon. I find both to be very vegetal and mineral, with a distinct salt note in the Bulleit. I plan to also try Sazerac and Rittenhouse. But I'm looking forward to y'all's list. 🙂 5:04 I know exactly what Erin means. The sugar alters the taste of tea, so if you put sugar in, and then remove some or all of the sweetness without changing the taste, that's what she's talking about.
Getting into Rye whiskey myself. My first bottle of Rye was Sazerac and I did not enjoy it. Luckily, I found a more bourbon friendly Rye in a Sagamore single barrel store pick and it’s my go to right now. Love the Jack Daniels SBBP Rye too as well as the S&W Hard Truth Rye pick. Pikesville is on my list too. Can’t wait to get the S&W Sagamore pick!
That’s one we’ve yet to try but know a lot of folks love. We do have a couple MWND bottles and are fans of High West through those. The Double Rye and Rendezvous Rye are both on our list to snag soon.
I’ll second the HWDR being a tasty rye. They also release barrel select versions once or twice a year that are worth looking out for. I just grabbed a bottle last week that was finished in peated casks.
The OF Rye is the first rye I tried and love it. Michters Rye is good too but at twice the price of OF, I’m not sure it’s worth it. Whistlepig 10 year is amazing but a higher end. I’ll definitely be adding the rest to my list. Great video.
I love Rye Whiskey...good for you Erin! 😊 For me, it was a gateway coming from Single Malt Scotch. For my palate, more complexity than Bourbon, which I also am coming to love in its own way. I have Rittenhouse for cocktails, to not break the bank, also for sipping neat...Pikesville has also made its way into my liquor cabinet...it's currently my favorite Rye sipper, along with Frey Ranch Bottled In Bond Rye...neat also. You two make a great team...the girls know what they like and that's most important, us guys...like you Josh, I geek out on the details, which is also important, but the final decision goes to nose, taste, and finish...that's what It's all about...ya?? Thanks for this review as always!
Look what popped up on my news feed today!! Where did these baby UA-camrs come from? Bulleit got me into rye. I've got an OF in a curbside order. Goings to get a Rittenhouse and Sazarac Rye. Awesome video 🥃❤️🥃
Good list. I would add one of my favorite ryes, Jack Daniels Rye. Also great ryes but not necessarily beginners ryes are Wilderness Trail Rye, and of course Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye. Thanks for the video, and keep up the great work!
We've got some Rare Breed Rye content coming VERY soon, and we'll definitely have to get Wilderness Trail Rye on the channel as well. Great call on JD, IC86. Cheers and thanks for watching!
Have tried all but the Pikesville, but I agree with the list. Bulleit is my swiss army Rye and one I make for beginner whiskey drinkers. Sazerac is a bit softer all around. It is my go to when I'm looking for a Rye to play a supporting role. Forrester has a fun chocolate taste that brings a fun evolution to many cocktails. Rittenhouse is my stronger choice in heavier cocktails where the other Rye would otherwise get muddled (whiskey sours/boulevardier).
All great choices. I was gifted a 100%, 100 proof rye that I’ve yet to try. If I like it, I was thinking Rittenhouse or Old Forester as the next one. I tend to like higher rye mash bill bourbons, so it may be a logical next step.
Bulleit 95 Rye, or another MGP 95/5 sourced rye, is a perfect choice for this list. Personally, I prefer the TinCup Rye, but anything from that popular source distillery is a good starting point for rye.
Y’all are SO lucky. Pikesville Rye hasn’t been found in my area in 3 years. Great you can get it. All these picks are solid. Believe it or not I found a good beginner budget Rye was the Jack Daniels. It had a nice rye bread dill note. Also check out Lot 40 Rye. In my area they’re $30.
Lot 40 is one we don't get here unfortunately (just goes to show you that almost no market has everything) but we totally agree on Jack Daniel's rye. Good stuff!
My first rye I owned was Catoctin Creek Distiller's Edition (92 Proof). I recently purchased their Stout cask after trying it at a bar and can't wait to open it up (I'm waiting to finish another bottle before I open up anything else). I love Sagamore Spirit ryes - I have a few. Rittenhouse is the one I can find at my local pub, so I have that once in a while. I've enjoyed exploring more and more of the ryes available in London along with bourbons.
Love the Pikesville Rye, but as a huge high proof bourbon lover, the Rye that is like a siren calling to me in the night, is Alberta Premium Cask Strength (Batch 2). At 66%, it's fruity notes with some spicy finish is the first Rye that made me sit up and take notice, to which I then had to branch out and try some others.
That’s a great rec! We’ve yet to see it anywhere around here but would definitely love to get our hands on one, or a Jack Daniel’s barrel proof rye (we’ve had a sample and it was excellent). Thanks for watching Rick!
Got a bottle of that Pikesville for the first time the other day. Pretty decent stuff. I'm curious if you have a favorite all time rye. For me it's currently the Sagamore Spirit cask strength. - Brian
That’s such a tough one! We’ve been lucky enough to have very generous friends let us sample some awesome things. For Erin, with a preference for lower proof, Sazerac 18 takes the cake. For Josh, there was a higher aged single barrel Willett rye that impressed as well as JDBP rye. We also have some Wild Turkey Cornerstone and Kentucky Owl rye samples to get into at some point. But for an everyday rye, Rare Breed rye is probably what we’d both call a favorite due to price and availability.
Good list. The only Rye I've tried is Woodford Reserve Rye. I really like it and am wanting to try more different brands. Someone mentioned I needed to try Bulleit Rye.
Bulleit is definitely a more rye-forward rye and one we think everyone should try, especially considering the price tag and how well it works as a mixer if you happen to not love it neat.
Great video! Thanks. Knob Creek rye is pretty solid and their cask strength rye is amazing. Willett 4yr rye is great too. Probably the best rye I've ever had was a Whistle Pig 10 yr cask strength store pick from K&L. But you're talking $90 here... Cheers!
Great ryes all around to be sure, although we admittedly haven’t had any WhistlePig products. The price point is always a deterrent. That said, we know we need to give them a fair shot.
Thanks John! In some of the very early test filming for the channel, Josh did blind the middle three. Rankings were Sazerac last, Old Forester second, and Rittenhouse pretty handily first. Some of these are in our blind sample pool for head-to-heads (whenever they happen to pop up in the random drawings).
Nice list with OF and Pikesville being our favorites out of the 5. My wife and I also really enjoy WT 101 rye, Rare Breed rye, Russell’s 6 year rye (we are Turkey nuts) and Chattanooga rye if you can find it. Woodford and Elijah Craig ryes are decent. The ultimate rye we have is the Jack Daniels single barrel barrel proof that came out last year. It is incredible and needless to say we only sip on it occasionally since it can’t be found any more. Great job on the videos and keep up the great work. Enjoy seeing another couple who enjoy sharing bourbon together. The Bourbon Van is another great couple to check out. Have a great weekend!
There's a bottle of that Jack at our local liquor store for $300. Having a really hard time justifying that price so there it sits. Hoping they do another release like that this fall.
Thanks for watching John! Love Phil and Julie over there at The Bourbon Van! We’re very much in agreement with the rest of your recommendations as well. If only that JDBP rye were more attainable!
@@WhiskeyWimps at that price, it should. It’s great to be sure but we have a tough time paying much over retail ever. There’s always another bottle of something around the corner. Thanks for watching!
@@WhiskeyWimps I agree with Stuff & Whiskey, as good as that JDBP rye is, that bottle at $300 should just sit there and collect dust. I paid $65 when it came out. Ridiculous because of the hype it got they want to charge that much. Just my two cents! On a brighter note I found a 200ml bottle of WT 101 today from 2013 and a mint condition GNR Appetite for Destruction LP for $17 that I am listening to now. All in all a pretty good day and can’t wait to crack open the Turkey!
I will be trying the first 4 as they are in my price range but Pikesville is really expensive where I am so I'll wait to see how much I enjoy rye before I stump up the money for it!
Great video! I enjoy them all! Sadly I have only had a sample of the OF Rye as I cannot get a bottle in my market. Thanks for taking the time to walk through these bottles and why they might connect with someone's palate. Cheers!
Thanks so much for checking out the video. Hopefully with Old Forester’s distribution their rye can make its way into your market sooner rather than later!
Good eye on the watch! It's a reference 114270 Explorer circa 2001 that I got to mark my 40th birthday and 20 years with UPS. We've actually not tried the regular Emerald Giant rye from Redwood Empire.
@@stuffandwhiskeyVery nice! I suspected you were a watch guy when I saw the throwback Casio and the Subbie, and the strategically pushed up sleeve. And now speaking in reference numbers my suspicions are confirmed 😄 Congrats on a milestone GADA watch - the Explorer is certainly a fine choice. I have been thinking about a 16570 polar dial for similar reasons. If the Emerald Giant is hard to find in your area, and you two are interested, I'd be glad to gift you a bottle as a token of gratitude for all I've learned watching you and Erin. if you're willing to cover shipping (UPS of course), just shoot me a PM with the right address details. And than you both for informative and engaging content. And FYI, I'm sipping my first glass of Old Forester Rye (yum) and looking at my Studio Underd0g Mint Chocolate Chip Chrono. Be well.
Rye is a totally different animal, but we’d recommend something like New Riff’s Malted Rye or Balboa Rye as a good bridge. Both are great ryes that have a good punch of fruity sweetness that we think an Irish and Scotch whisk(e)y fan would enjoy.
Here in New Orleans, Sazarac is available by the case load, of course. I always have a bottle on my bar. I've been looking for the OF Rye, but I can't find it anywhere.
@@stuffandwhiskey I wish I could post a picture here because I took one, but in the grocery store yesterday, there was a stack of Sazarac Rye cases with the one on top cut open and a sign saying $17.87 a bottle.
We've tried Rare Breed rye and both liked it quite a bit. We definitely need to pick a bottle up. Inventory seems to come and go in the Nashville area but it's certainly high on our "to buy" list. We're very curious to see how it stacks up against Rare Breed bourbon and against Pikesville inside of our blind pool format. We've dabbled less in High West (other than MWND) but will correct that soon!
We've only had the Old Overholt 114 and liked that a lot, and Elijah Craig SmB rye is a great intro rye for sure. Not sure we had a bottle when we recorded this but we have one now and enjoy it. Cheers John!
What's your proof range preference, Peter? We're big fans of Stellum rye (more minty and peppery), Pikesville rye (more sweet and peppery), and Rare Breed rye (more herbal and peppery) a whole lot. Knob Creek 115 proof rye store picks are always a great choice for a nice balance between sweet and pepper. We feel like the higher proof of these bottles helps to highlight the spice.
Solid stuff to our memory. It’s admittedly been a while since we’ve tried it, and haven’t owned a bottle ourselves to give it a proper shakedown over time, which we’ll rectify at some point in time.
It surprised me that Erin picked Rittenhouse as one of the five. I watched another of your videos where y'all blinded the Old Forester Rye and the Rittenhouse. She didn't really care for the Rittenhouse in that video. I currently have the Bulleit, Sazerac, and Pikesville. I like the Pikesville neat, but didn't care for the other two neat, but they made good mixers. Going to get the Old Forester and Rittenhouse based on your recommendations. Really enjoy your videos.
This video popped up again after I watched something else, so I re-watched it. I bought Rittenhouse since watching this the first time. I really liked the Rittenhouse and really enjoy it neat. Also had the Old Overholt which I thought was good, but not as good as the Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse goes for about $25 or $26 here.
For Erin, who likes the 95/5 mash bill, George Dickel Tennessee rye. MGP Rye like Bullet, but ran through the Cold Charcoal filtering to get the Tennessee moniker.
I'm starting to experiment with rye. I know I like Knob Creek rye, but I understand that's a barely legal rye. I've now tried Bulleit and Sagamore Spirit rye, and they're definitely not bourbon. I find both to be very vegetal and mineral, with a distinct salt note in the Bulleit. I plan to also try Sazerac and Rittenhouse. But I'm looking forward to y'all's list. 🙂
5:04 I know exactly what Erin means. The sugar alters the taste of tea, so if you put sugar in, and then remove some or all of the sweetness without changing the taste, that's what she's talking about.
Great Job. I thoroughly enjoy drinking 4 out of 5 of the bottles shown.
Another good beginner is Old Overholt. At 86 prof and non chill filtered it's a nice dram.
It was my first before Beam bought it out. I liked it better before. Still good , always around for 20 bucks or less.
Depending on their availability,Lot 40 and Lot 40 cask strength are also great beginner ryes.
Getting into Rye whiskey myself. My first bottle of Rye was Sazerac and I did not enjoy it. Luckily, I found a more bourbon friendly Rye in a Sagamore single barrel store pick and it’s my go to right now. Love the Jack Daniels SBBP Rye too as well as the S&W Hard Truth Rye pick. Pikesville is on my list too. Can’t wait to get the S&W Sagamore pick!
Solid list, I've had most of these and you can't go wrong with any. High West double rye is one I really liked early on in my rye journey.
That’s one we’ve yet to try but know a lot of folks love. We do have a couple MWND bottles and are fans of High West through those. The Double Rye and Rendezvous Rye are both on our list to snag soon.
I’ll second the HWDR being a tasty rye. They also release barrel select versions once or twice a year that are worth looking out for. I just grabbed a bottle last week that was finished in peated casks.
great rye list. I have all 5 with the exception of the Bullitt rye.....I have not opened the Pikesville......yet......
I’ve only tried Old Forester and Bulliet on your list. Definitely want to try the others. I also like Sagamore.
The OF Rye is the first rye I tried and love it. Michters Rye is good too but at twice the price of OF, I’m not sure it’s worth it. Whistlepig 10 year is amazing but a higher end. I’ll definitely be adding the rest to my list. Great video.
I love Rye Whiskey...good for you Erin! 😊 For me, it was a gateway coming from Single Malt Scotch. For my palate, more complexity than Bourbon, which I also am coming to love in its own way. I have Rittenhouse for cocktails, to not break the bank, also for sipping neat...Pikesville has also made its way into my liquor cabinet...it's currently my favorite Rye sipper, along with Frey Ranch Bottled In Bond Rye...neat also. You two make a great team...the girls know what they like and that's most important, us guys...like you Josh, I geek out on the details, which is also important, but the final decision goes to nose, taste, and finish...that's what It's all about...ya?? Thanks for this review as always!
Look what popped up on my news feed today!! Where did these baby UA-camrs come from? Bulleit got me into rye. I've got an OF in a curbside order. Goings to get a Rittenhouse and Sazarac Rye. Awesome video 🥃❤️🥃
Good list. I would add one of my favorite ryes, Jack Daniels Rye. Also great ryes but not necessarily beginners ryes are Wilderness Trail Rye, and of course Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye. Thanks for the video, and keep up the great work!
We've got some Rare Breed Rye content coming VERY soon, and we'll definitely have to get Wilderness Trail Rye on the channel as well. Great call on JD, IC86. Cheers and thanks for watching!
Have tried all but the Pikesville, but I agree with the list.
Bulleit is my swiss army Rye and one I make for beginner whiskey drinkers.
Sazerac is a bit softer all around. It is my go to when I'm looking for a Rye to play a supporting role.
Forrester has a fun chocolate taste that brings a fun evolution to many cocktails.
Rittenhouse is my stronger choice in heavier cocktails where the other Rye would otherwise get muddled (whiskey sours/boulevardier).
All great choices. I was gifted a 100%, 100 proof rye that I’ve yet to try. If I like it, I was thinking Rittenhouse or Old Forester as the next one. I tend to like higher rye mash bill bourbons, so it may be a logical next step.
If you like high rye bourbon then the Old Fo, Rittenhouse, and Pikesville picks will be a great first few ryes to try. Cheers Bob!
Bulleit 95 Rye, or another MGP 95/5 sourced rye, is a perfect choice for this list. Personally, I prefer the TinCup Rye, but anything from that popular source distillery is a good starting point for rye.
Good call on Tin Cup Rye. That's one we actually need to try ourselves!
Y’all are SO lucky. Pikesville Rye hasn’t been found in my area in 3 years. Great you can get it. All these picks are solid. Believe it or not I found a good beginner budget Rye was the Jack Daniels. It had a nice rye bread dill note. Also check out Lot 40 Rye. In my area they’re $30.
Lot 40 is one we don't get here unfortunately (just goes to show you that almost no market has everything) but we totally agree on Jack Daniel's rye. Good stuff!
My first rye I owned was Catoctin Creek Distiller's Edition (92 Proof). I recently purchased their Stout cask after trying it at a bar and can't wait to open it up (I'm waiting to finish another bottle before I open up anything else). I love Sagamore Spirit ryes - I have a few. Rittenhouse is the one I can find at my local pub, so I have that once in a while. I've enjoyed exploring more and more of the ryes available in London along with bourbons.
Catoctin and Sagamore are both doing big things in the world of rye! We're super excited to do a Sagamore barrel pick this year!
@@stuffandwhiskey how exciting! I'm hoping the bourbon club over here does a Sag pick eventually.
Love the Pikesville Rye, but as a huge high proof bourbon lover, the Rye that is like a siren calling to me in the night, is Alberta Premium Cask Strength (Batch 2). At 66%, it's fruity notes with some spicy finish is the first Rye that made me sit up and take notice, to which I then had to branch out and try some others.
That’s a great rec! We’ve yet to see it anywhere around here but would definitely love to get our hands on one, or a Jack Daniel’s barrel proof rye (we’ve had a sample and it was excellent). Thanks for watching Rick!
Got a bottle of that Pikesville for the first time the other day. Pretty decent stuff. I'm curious if you have a favorite all time rye. For me it's currently the Sagamore Spirit cask strength.
- Brian
That’s such a tough one! We’ve been lucky enough to have very generous friends let us sample some awesome things.
For Erin, with a preference for lower proof, Sazerac 18 takes the cake. For Josh, there was a higher aged single barrel Willett rye that impressed as well as JDBP rye.
We also have some Wild Turkey Cornerstone and Kentucky Owl rye samples to get into at some point.
But for an everyday rye, Rare Breed rye is probably what we’d both call a favorite due to price and availability.
Pikesville is great
Good list. The only Rye I've tried is Woodford Reserve Rye. I really like it and am wanting to try more different brands. Someone mentioned I needed to try Bulleit Rye.
Bulleit is definitely a more rye-forward rye and one we think everyone should try, especially considering the price tag and how well it works as a mixer if you happen to not love it neat.
Great show, nice choices! I really like the Russell’s Reserve 6yr Rye and for a sweeter Rye I like Sagamore PX Sherry finish.
We just got our first bottle of Sagamore sherry and WOW what a pour!
Great video! Thanks. Knob Creek rye is pretty solid and their cask strength rye is amazing. Willett 4yr rye is great too. Probably the best rye I've ever had was a Whistle Pig 10 yr cask strength store pick from K&L. But you're talking $90 here... Cheers!
Great ryes all around to be sure, although we admittedly haven’t had any WhistlePig products. The price point is always a deterrent. That said, we know we need to give them a fair shot.
All great choices 🥃 honorable mention WTRye😋
Everything Turkey always gets the nod from us. Cheers and thanks so much for watching Tom!
Thanks for a findable and affordable list.
Thanks for watching and commenting Robert!
Great job!
I’d like to blind the middle three, pikesville is not at the same level.
Thanks John! In some of the very early test filming for the channel, Josh did blind the middle three. Rankings were Sazerac last, Old Forester second, and Rittenhouse pretty handily first. Some of these are in our blind sample pool for head-to-heads (whenever they happen to pop up in the random drawings).
Love Rye Whiskey!
I wanted to try Rye and this video helped alot.
Thanks for watching Michael and best of luck for your journey into rye!
Nice list with OF and Pikesville being our favorites out of the 5. My wife and I also really enjoy WT 101 rye, Rare Breed rye, Russell’s 6 year rye (we are Turkey nuts) and Chattanooga rye if you can find it. Woodford and Elijah Craig ryes are decent. The ultimate rye we have is the Jack Daniels single barrel barrel proof that came out last year. It is incredible and needless to say we only sip on it occasionally since it can’t be found any more. Great job on the videos and keep up the great work. Enjoy seeing another couple who enjoy sharing bourbon together. The Bourbon Van is another great couple to check out. Have a great weekend!
There's a bottle of that Jack at our local liquor store for $300. Having a really hard time justifying that price so there it sits. Hoping they do another release like that this fall.
Thanks for watching John! Love Phil and Julie over there at The Bourbon Van! We’re very much in agreement with the rest of your recommendations as well. If only that JDBP rye were more attainable!
@@WhiskeyWimps at that price, it should. It’s great to be sure but we have a tough time paying much over retail ever. There’s always another bottle of something around the corner. Thanks for watching!
@@WhiskeyWimps I agree with Stuff & Whiskey, as good as that JDBP rye is, that bottle at $300 should just sit there and collect dust. I paid $65 when it came out. Ridiculous because of the hype it got they want to charge that much. Just my two cents! On a brighter note I found a 200ml bottle of WT 101 today from 2013 and a mint condition GNR Appetite for Destruction LP for $17 that I am listening to now. All in all a pretty good day and can’t wait to crack open the Turkey!
I will be trying the first 4 as they are in my price range but Pikesville is really expensive where I am so I'll wait to see how much I enjoy rye before I stump up the money for it!
That’s a smart move. Cheers Richard!
@@stuffandwhiskey great videos by the way, you have a new subscriber.
Limousin Rye is very good.
Great video! I enjoy them all! Sadly I have only had a sample of the OF Rye as I cannot get a bottle in my market. Thanks for taking the time to walk through these bottles and why they might connect with someone's palate. Cheers!
Thanks so much for checking out the video. Hopefully with Old Forester’s distribution their rye can make its way into your market sooner rather than later!
What do yall think about Wild Turkey 101 Rye?
Solid budget rye for sure.
What watch is Josh wearing? Also, have you guys tried the Redwood Empire "Emerald Giant" Rye?
Good eye on the watch! It's a reference 114270 Explorer circa 2001 that I got to mark my 40th birthday and 20 years with UPS. We've actually not tried the regular Emerald Giant rye from Redwood Empire.
@@stuffandwhiskeyVery nice! I suspected you were a watch guy when I saw the throwback Casio and the Subbie, and the strategically pushed up sleeve. And now speaking in reference numbers my suspicions are confirmed 😄 Congrats on a milestone GADA watch - the Explorer is certainly a fine choice. I have been thinking about a 16570 polar dial for similar reasons.
If the Emerald Giant is hard to find in your area, and you two are interested, I'd be glad to gift you a bottle as a token of gratitude for all I've learned watching you and Erin. if you're willing to cover shipping (UPS of course), just shoot me a PM with the right address details.
And than you both for informative and engaging content. And FYI, I'm sipping my first glass of Old Forester Rye (yum) and looking at my Studio Underd0g Mint Chocolate Chip Chrono. Be well.
As an Irish and Scotch (predomaly Islay) drinket which rye would be the best choice to try
Rye is a totally different animal, but we’d recommend something like New Riff’s Malted Rye or Balboa Rye as a good bridge. Both are great ryes that have a good punch of fruity sweetness that we think an Irish and Scotch whisk(e)y fan would enjoy.
@@stuffandwhiskey 👍🥃thanks🙂
4:28 "rye curious" fkin lmao
Here in New Orleans, Sazarac is available by the case load, of course. I always have a bottle on my bar. I've been looking for the OF Rye, but I can't find it anywhere.
The variance in distribution is never not surprising. What can you do but just shake your head. 🤷🏻♂️
@@stuffandwhiskey I wish I could post a picture here because I took one, but in the grocery store yesterday, there was a stack of Sazarac Rye cases with the one on top cut open and a sign saying $17.87 a bottle.
As Rare Breed fans, RB rye? I think my bottle has gone into maybe one old fashioned? Also High West double?
We've tried Rare Breed rye and both liked it quite a bit. We definitely need to pick a bottle up. Inventory seems to come and go in the Nashville area but it's certainly high on our "to buy" list. We're very curious to see how it stacks up against Rare Breed bourbon and against Pikesville inside of our blind pool format. We've dabbled less in High West (other than MWND) but will correct that soon!
Just wondering what you think of E Craig SB and Old Overholt ryes.
We've only had the Old Overholt 114 and liked that a lot, and Elijah Craig SmB rye is a great intro rye for sure. Not sure we had a bottle when we recorded this but we have one now and enjoy it. Cheers John!
For me, it's the opposite. Sazerac is easy to find where I can not find the Old Forester at all.
Interesting. We have heard that about these two in some markets though. Distribution is always a bit odd depending on the state/area.
I know it's Canadian but have you tried crown rye
We can't say that we have unfortunately
It’s what got me started in rye.
I am looking for pepper. Which of these is the most peppery? I prefer a bit of sweet but love spice and pepper most best. Can you recommend another?
What's your proof range preference, Peter? We're big fans of Stellum rye (more minty and peppery), Pikesville rye (more sweet and peppery), and Rare Breed rye (more herbal and peppery) a whole lot. Knob Creek 115 proof rye store picks are always a great choice for a nice balance between sweet and pepper. We feel like the higher proof of these bottles helps to highlight the spice.
@@stuffandwhiskey No preference. Those are helpful suggestions. Thank you.
If y’all need some Sazrac let me know I will get it for we have it every where here in Louisiana for 18-19 bucks the highest I have is only about $26
Appreciate that Rob. We’re pretty stocked at the moment but will reach out if we run low. Cheers and thanks for watching!
Bulleit 12-year!
where does Templeton Rye fit on the spectrum?
Solid stuff to our memory. It’s admittedly been a while since we’ve tried it, and haven’t owned a bottle ourselves to give it a proper shakedown over time, which we’ll rectify at some point in time.
What does beginner friendly mean?
Approachable and easy to sip
It surprised me that Erin picked Rittenhouse as one of the five. I watched another of your videos where y'all blinded the Old Forester Rye and the Rittenhouse. She didn't really care for the Rittenhouse in that video. I currently have the Bulleit, Sazerac, and Pikesville. I like the Pikesville neat, but didn't care for the other two neat, but they made good mixers. Going to get the Old Forester and Rittenhouse based on your recommendations. Really enjoy your videos.
This video popped up again after I watched something else, so I re-watched it. I bought Rittenhouse since watching this the first time. I really liked the Rittenhouse and really enjoy it neat. Also had the Old Overholt which I thought was good, but not as good as the Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse goes for about $25 or $26 here.
I love the Rittenhouse and I can get it for 25$.