Saturday, October 7, 2017

Iowa Legendary Rye

Iowa Legendary Rye is made in Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.  It is based on a prohibition bootlegging recipe from the Templeton area. A relative of the distiller's used 100% rye. This is their clear, unaged white rye whiskey, 80 proof.  

The aroma is shockingly fruity. There is lots of grape and berries, sweet, but also spicy. It reminds me a bit of Wray and Nephew white overproof rum. There is also some grassiness, like fresh cut tall bluegrass. The taste follows the aromas, surprisingly bright and fruity, but with a very spicy finish. I also get some bread dough notes. I would imagine creative mixologists could really go crazy with this. The finish is quite dry, with the woody bitterness of fresh sawn wood.  

They have the white, two aged versions, and now a rye vodka, in addition to some really sharp looking new bottles (not shown here, at least until I get some).



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