04/09/2023
Epic new whisky
And now for something completely different.
Introducing Rice & Rye whisky, aka, what happens when a couple of unabashed tinkerers are left in the same room together for too long. 5 years ago, Mark Hayhoe, then of (now ) came to Don with a simple question: would wild rice make a good whisky? Don figured there's only one way to find out.
The distillation run was pretty good, but didn't produce enough to fill a cask, so we topped it up with rye, and tucked it away in a #3 char re-charred ex-Bourbon barrel.
After 4 years and 9 months, it's ready for its close up.
55% Argentinian long grain rice, ethically sourced from farms in Cordoba.
45% Ontario rye sourced from small family farms in York and Simcoe Counties.
Dry mouth feel with gentle rye spices and a pleasant afterburn. Easy drinking, and unlike any whisky we've ever tried.
46% abv / $80 / 750 ml
Link to bottle shop in bio.
