Ragtime Rye Bottled in Bond is loaded with sweet cherry notes which cover up a thin layer of vanilla somewhere in the middle. They make a gin called Dorothy Parker that’s supposedly really good, and they make a Rock and Rye, which is whiskey with candied rock sugar, that I’d like to take for a spin.Īs for this particular bottle of booze, there’s a lot to like. New York Distilling is located in Williamsburg. And then of course, you have Tennessee Whiskey, which technically needs to be made in Tennessee. Apparently, there’s been a rise in California style whiskey recently, though, I’m not sure exactly how it separates itself. A bunch of distilleries have revived Maryland style rye, which was a popular pre-prohibition style of whiskey that was sweeter than its neighbor, Pennsylvania style rye. But it means the distillery didn’t rush the process, and it’s a good indicator that the bottle you’re considering is worthy of your time.Įmpire Rye isn’t the only regional whiskey distinction out there. Does it mean all Bottled in Bond whiskey is good? No. It’s a lot of hoops to jump through, but many distilleries are taking the time to jump through them these days because it helps set their product apart from the rest, which is exactly what the distinction was meant to do back in the late 1800s when it was enacted.
Fortunately, there’s been an uptick in distilleries releasing Bottled in Bond whiskey.īottled in Bond is a legal distinction that states the whiskey must be the product of one distilling season from one distillery, aged in a federally bonded warehouse for at least four years, and bottled at 100 proof.
And with the rapid disappearance of age statements on labels, it’s difficult to even use the age of a whiskey to help guide your purchases. I get it there’s nothing worse than buying a bad bottle of whiskey. A lot of people avoid the decision-making process all together by buying the same bottle of Evan Williams or Bulleit or Maker’s Mark or…over and over again.
With large producers pushing new bottles and start-ups sourcing bourbon and rye and independent distillers putting out young spirits, the amount of options available in the Year of Our Lord 2019 can be overwhelming. Raise your hand if you’ve ever been paralyzed by the wall of whiskey at your local liquor store.
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