![]() EllenJ and I are old friends and this is how we talk to each other.) Asking someone to prove a negative is the oldest dodge in the book. ![]() THAT Overholt tasted surprisingly similar to what MPGI is vending to Georgetown Trading as James Pepper 1776 Rye. The Overholt (recipe and stock) that National Distillers sold to Beam was quite different from what they were selling in the '70s. It probably is, but the flavor profile is not, as any bartender can tell you. There is disagreement (at least on my part) about whether Jim Beam Rye is the same stuff as today's Overholt. They never said where it came from, but some believe it was Glenmore (Fleishmann's) until that source ran out. The rye being bottled by ND was originally distilled in PA, but became KY rye sometime in the '80s. National Distillers bottled Old Overholt at Elmwood Terrace in Ohio until Beam bought them in 1987, and Beam continued to do so until it closed the facililty last year. Wild Turkey's rye whiskey was sourced product from Pennsylvania (and said so on the label) until sometime in the '80s. The others were Jim Beam and Heaven Hill, and National until it merged with Beam in 1987. Wild Turkey was one of the few distilleries that consistently produced rye throughout that period. "The Pennsylvania industry died off and what little rye production remained shifted to Kentucky. (That doesn't add up to 21, but that is the list they provided.) Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (NYC only), Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Washington D.C., Texas. Look for Wild Turkey 101 Rye in the following states. Today you can also get a 95 percent rye made at MGPI of Indiana (Bulleit Rye, Templeton Rye, George Dickel Rye) and a 100 percent rye made in Canada (WhistlePig, Mastersons, Jefferson's Rye). ![]() The ryes made by Wild Turkey, Beam (Jim Beam Rye, Old Overholt, Knob Creek Rye), Heaven Hill (Rittenhouse, Pikesville), and Sazerac (Sazerac Rye) are 'barely legal' at 51 percent rye. The Pennsylvania industry died off and what little rye production remained shifted to Kentucky. Rye never really came back and nearly died out entirely during the 1970s and 80s, when the entire whiskey category went bust. Wild Turkey still sells Wild Turkey 81 Rye (40.5% ABV) and Russell's Reserve Rye (6-years-old, 45% ABV).īefore Prohibition, rye whiskey outsold bourbon in the United States. It’s up 41 percent in the past 52 weeks (according to Nielsen data). ![]() It’s true that rye whiskey has been booming. “To be completely frank, we didn’t realize bartenders had such a passion for it.” “I have been working in this business for 60 years and if someone told me just five years ago Rye Whiskey was going to be one of the hottest categories in the spirits industry, I would have balked at the notion,” said Jimmy Russell. It will be available in only 21 states and only in the one-liter bottles preferred by bars and restaurants. Last week, with modest fanfare, Wild Turkey announced its return, sort of. Allocation plus panic buying soon created a widespread shortage and bottles of the 101 rye have been thin on the ground ever since. Early in 2012, Wild Turkey introduced a 40.5% ABV rye and announced that the original 50.5% ABV rye was in short supply and on allocation.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |