Straight Rye / Corn Whiskey

A corn spirit entirely devoid of colour (but not of flavour!) due to an ageing period guaranteed less than thirty days! A treat for any drinker who thinks they've tried everything.

A tart, fruity nose and a full-bodied spicy palate, this is the epitome of the Maryland style of Rye and is becoming very popular in bars across the country.

A spicy rye, aged for four years and a long-time favourite of Jim Murray.
Whisky Bible 2010: Best Rye (10 Years or less); 88 Points

Mellow Corn is a high-proof gold-coloured American corn whisky aged for two years before bottling.

A very special rye whiskey from High West's maverick David Perkins. This is a combination of a 2 year old 95% rye mashbill with a 16yo 53% rye mash and has gone down a storm in its home country, scoring 90 points from Malt Advocate's John Hansell.

An unaged small batch rye whiskey from Corsair, designed for cocktails, distilled using the distillery's antique wash still and handmade pot still, and packed full of peppery spice.

A no-age statement blended straight rye whiskey from Utah's High West Distillery Co., Rendezvous has already picked up a gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

A very interesting whisky, the first to be legally distilled in Texas, made from blue corn (not sure what that is, but it sounds impressive) and, remarkably, being the recipient of a Double Gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Definitely one to watch.

A unique whisky from rising star of the US distilling movement, Balcones. It's a corn whisky made in Waco, Texas using atole, a roasted blue corn meal packed full of nuttiness that comes through into the whisky.

An old bottle of Old Overholt Rye Whiskey. We estimate that this was bottled some time in the 1980s.

A slightly different addition to the Woodford Reserve Masters Collection - a pair of rye whiskies, one aged in a new American cask (like almost all other American whiskies) and the other in a refill cask that once held bourbon. The former shows off the casks flavours and the latter those of the spirit - an interesting examination of maturation process.

The 5th release in Buffalo Trace's E.H. Taylor range of whiskies is a straight rye, with a mashbill of just rye and malted barley making it quite different to their other ryes.

A 'Vintage' rye from Kentucky Bourbon distillers, home of Old Bardstown bourbon and the Small Batch collection (Noah's Mill, Rowan's Creek etc).

Immensely powerful rye from Buffalo Trace's Antique Collection. This is the second release of this outstanding rye.