Tonight’s whiskey, a store pick of Stellum Single Barrel Rye, is the lone remaining Stellum release that we haven’t covered yet. We’d done the regular Stellum Bourbon and Rye, the Stellum Black Bourbon and Rye and the Stellum Single Barrel Bourbon previously so it’s probably time to finish out the lineup. This particular bottle is from the “Serpens” release of single barrels. The Serpens barrels were selected in Spring and Summer 2021 and have a mash bill of 95% Rye, 5% malted Barley.
We’ve covered Stellum brand story previously, but the brief version of the brand is that it is created by the same folks that produce the Barrell line of whiskies. Like that brand, Stellum is sourced from multiple distilleries in multiple states and then blended to make a unique product. Seeing how this bottle is a single barrel, it is labeled as having been distilled in Indiana. Based on that and the mash bill, we can probably make an assumption as to which very large distillery it came from.
So let’s see how it tastes.
Stellum Single Barrel Rye, Serpens Release (as Selected by Ace Spirits)
Purchase Info: $50 for a 750 mL bottle at Ace Spirits, Hopkins, MN
Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.33
Details: 58.31% ABV. Selections made in the Spring and Summer of 2021. Mash bill: 95% Rye, 5% Barley Malt. Distilled in Indiana.
Nose: Mint, cedar, cherry, butterscotch, molasses, and ginger.
Mouth: Rich and spicy with notes of cinnamon, molasses, ginger, cedar, and mint.
Finish: Long and warm. Big-time notes of cedar, mint, and cinnamon.
Thoughts: This is the store pick so good that I made the hour roundtrip drive to Ace Spirits twice in order to procure a second bottle of it. Probably should have grabbed two the second time, but what are you going to do? I've liked everything I've had out of the Stellum line-up and this is no exception. Very happy with this one. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that it is a cask-strength bottle of MGP 95% Rye. And as that is my favorite whiskey on the planet, I might be just a little biased.
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