Before bourbon, there was rye. Early American farmers preserved their harvest by fermenting and distilling leftover grain, often rye. They would have called it "whiskey". Today, we know it as rye.

We hand-select and marry a few barrels at a time to ensure our high standards are met. Versatile enough to be used as both your neat sipper and your cocktail rye.

46.5% Alc/Vol
93 Proof
750 ml

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Transparency is important to us. Many distilleries are less actual distilleries and more brands. They purchase all of their spirits, label them as if they made them, and will never tell you anything different. They work hard to hide that they didn't fill their own barrels, and many don't even have a building, much less a still.

We don't believe in that. We're still a young company and good whiskey takes a long time to age. We're working hard to get to a point where we can feasibly lay down enough of our own barrels to keep up with demand, but that can take years and years.

While our rye whiskey isn't distilled on our equipment, it is made with our hands and our minds. We taste and taste as our barrels age and carefully select and blend to ensure we're putting together a great whiskey.

We believe in only putting our name on spirits we are proud of. We hope you enjoy drinking them as much as we enjoy making them.

From time to time, we stumble on unique barrels that have a character all their own. Below, you can view a few of the fun finds we've made or look up information on a bottle that's in your hands right now!

BARREL 1754

Selected: August 2021
Age: 3 years
Tasting Notes: Dark cherry cordial,
caramel, toffee, tiramisu, bread pudding,
tobacco, bananas foster
$45 | 750mL | 93 proof

The Story

This was a very unique find due to the way this particular barrel impacted the flavor of the contents. When a 95/5 rye comes fresh out of the barrel, it is normally overwhelmingly peppery and often has quite a bit of heat. While bourbon is often appreciated at barrel proof, barrel proof rye whiskey is a bit harsh for most palates. Barrel 1754 was quite pleasant at barrel proof. In a blind tasting, we might easily have mistaken this for something low-rye, like a wheat whiskey or low-corn bourbon. We may never find a barrel like this again!

We also took the opportunity to support a good cause, and raffled off the actual barrel that held this unique spirit. All proceeds went to RescuedOhio, a local dog rescue.