New Riff Single Barrel Rye: Gift Shop Selection

About a month ago, I decided that I needed to get out of the house. Badly. And as luck would have it, I had an excuse to get out of the house. I needed to pick up the Whiskey Club purchases from New Riff that I had purchased.

When I purchased them, I hadn’t exactly thought about how I was going to get them. I just assumed that some opportunity would present itself. And it did. Eight months of isolation released itself in an intense desire to drive. So the wife and I got up before dawn on an early December Saturday, pointed the car to the southeast, and drove. We drove, with very few stops (basically potty breaks and a stop at Binny’s) straight through to the Kentucky suburbs of Cincinnati.

Once there we checked into our hotel, ordered a late-night pizza, drank some bourbon, and went to bed. The next morning we picked up our purchases at the New Riff distillery, did a little whiskey shopping at the Party Source, and drove 13 hours home. Arriving just before midnight.

It was the quickest trip to Kentucky and back I’d ever taken. And under ordinary circumstances, I wouldn’t recommend it. But that weekend, the car felt like heaven. The conversations with my wife were divine. The hotel felt like a dream. And the pizza tasted like the best I’d ever had. Pretty sure most of that was just because it wasn’t home. I mean, my wife and I have spent most of the last nine months together, but a mini-vacation that encompassed spending time together with nothing to do but talk and drive was exactly what we both needed.

And I picked up a lot of fun store picks that I’ll be showing off in the coming month or so. Starting with tonight’s gift shop selection from New Riff.

New Riff Single Barrel Rye, Gift Shop Edition

Purchase Info: $55.99 for a 750 mL bottle at the New Riff Distillery gift shop.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.73

Details: 4 years old. 51.6% ABV. Mash bill: 95% rye, 5% malted rye. Barrel number: 16-11560.

Nose: Spearmint, cinnamon, toffee, and cedar greenery.

Mouth: Follows the nose with lots of spearmint and cinnamon, followed by notes of sweet toffee and cedar greenery.

Finish: Medium length. Cool mint and sweetness and spice linger.

Thoughts: I really like this. It has enough sweetness that even my rye-adverse wife likes it. The spice and sweet are a wonderful complement to the spearmint. Notes of cedar greenery are just the right touch to finish things off. I really hope we get some of these rye single barrels up my way. And I hope they are even half as good as this barrel pick.

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The Whiskeys of Luca Mariano

I’d like to thank the folks at Luca Mariano Distillery for providing these review samples with no strings attached.

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Last month, the folks at the Luca Mariano Distillery reached out to me to see if I would be interested in taking a look at their products. Of course, I said yes. And once it arrived, I was surprised to find five different whiskeys in the box. So since we have a lot to get through tonight, let’s cut straight to the chase.

First, though, I was looking at their website and couldn’t find the answer so I reached out to them and asked for clarification as to whether they were distilling their own juice yet. Here is what they had to say:

Our distillery is currently under construction, so Wilderness Trail Distillery is currently distilling our mashbills for us.

I absolutely love the transparency. And heck Wilderness Trail is a good choice for a production partner as well. So without further adieu, let’s see what we are looking at tonight.

Old Americana Small Batch Bourbon

Purchase Info: This sample was graciously provided by the distillery for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $44.99

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.00

Details: 41.5% ABV. 4.5 years old. Currently available in Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina and online through Woods Wholesale Wine

Nose: Vanilla, mint, cinnamon, and toffee.

Mouth: Thin on the month with notes of cinnamon, toffee, and a hint of bitter oak.

Finish: Gentle and on the shorter end of medium. Lingering notes of cinnamon and bitter oak.

Thoughts: This is a bit meh for me. Especially for the price. As I grade on a curve, if this were a $20 whiskey it might grade higher. That said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this, it just doesn't align with my preferences. It's thinner on the mouthfeel than I'd like and the bitter note of the oak makes it taste a bit over-diluted. Especially for a $45 bottle. What flavors are there make me interested to try the higher proof offering though based on what is shown in this one.

Luca Mariano Single Barrel Bourbon

Thoughts: Let me start out by saying that I am not giving this one tasting notes or a rating. When this arrived the cover was loosened (though the seal was unbroken) and leaking and after tasting it, I'm guessing it was contaminated by contact with the wet packing materials. I tried to take notes around the off, almost "meaty, moldy" taste but can't guarantee I did right by the product. The suggested pricing is $59.99. Let's move on to the next one.

Luca Mariano Signature Single Barrel Bourbon

Purchase Info: This sample was graciously provided by the distillery for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $64.99

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.33

Details: 53.5% ABV. 5.5 years old. Currently available in Michigan, Kentucky, and online through Woods Wholesale Wine

Nose: Brown Sugar, mint, almond.

Mouth: The hard Bazooka Joe Bubblegum from my childhood, mint, and cinnamon.

Finish: Warm and medium length. Sweet with almond and cinnamon.

Thoughts: This one is very good. Took me right back to my childhood and stuffing my little month with two or three pieces of Bazooka Joe bubble gum. Only now it's alcoholic! Seriously though, I really like this. Drinkable at 107 proof when served neat. Water brings out more caramel on the nose and more spice in the month. I’d buy this one if I saw it on the shelf.

Old Americana Small Batch Rye (Luca Mariano Small Batch Rye prior to an April 2021 Rebrand)

Purchase Info: This sample was graciously provided by the distillery for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $44.99

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.00

Details: 95% Rye Mashbill. 41.5% ABV. 4.5 years old. Currently available in Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina and online through Woods Wholesale Wine

Nose: Cedar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mint.

Mouth: Thin mouthfeel. Cool mint transitions to cinnamon red hots.

Finish: Gentle and short. Follows the nose with mint, cedar, and cinnamon.

Thoughts: Once again, the thin mouthfeel on this one is kind of a turn off for me, but I could see this acting well as a "card playing" rye where you don't really want to contemplate what is in your glass, instead just wanting a little social lubricant. But that would only be the case if it were priced lower. Once again. Nothing wrong with it, just not to my palate.

Luca Mariano Single Barrel Rye

Purchase Info: This sample was graciously provided by the distillery for review purposes. The suggested retail price is $59.99

Price per Drink (50 mL): $4.00

Details: 51.5% ABV. 5.5 years old. Currently available in Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina and online through Woods Wholesale Wine

Nose: Cedar, mint, honey, and nutmeg.

Mouth: Follows the nose with cedar, mint, cinnamon, and a nice spicy heat.

Finish: Warm and medium length. Notes of cinnamon, cedar, and mint.

Thoughts: Classic rye notes predominate. I like this one a lot. This tastes like the perfect proof level for this whiskey. Nice mouthfeel, heat, and flavor. I’d be happy with this purchase if I found it on the shelf.

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Wilderness Trail "Silver Label" 6-Year-Old Bourbon

Right now I am in the process of smoking my third ever brisket. I’m usually more of a pork butt guy, but I saw this at my local supermarket and felt like it needed to come home with me. Mostly because they never have cuts of meat that I’d want to smoke and, well, it’s cold out and I just plain miss smoking meat. (Though it is probably about right to smoke some cheese…guess I need to buy some more cheese.)

I don’t usually do brisket for a couple of reasons, one is that pork butt is cheaper than brisket and since I like them about the same, it is a better value for me. But the other is that I’ve never gotten brisket quite right. Now don’t get me wrong, it always tastes good. Just not as good as the stuff other people make. I know that comes with practice, but at eight to nine bucks per pound? Nah, I’ll practice on something else. I just don’t have the time or money to invest in that sort of thing.

Which sounds like a lot of people who used to get into the craft distillery business. Many of them didn’t have the time or money to put out a good product so they ended up putting out inferior ones and just hoped for the best. Some of those places weathered that, but most didn’t.

And then there were those who came along and had the money to have the time to put out a fully matured product. Those like Wilderness Trail, the producer of tonight’s bourbon. They wanted to put out a Bottled-in-Bond bourbon and, luckily they had the time to invest in the product. And the result was the yellow-labeled Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Bourbon. A single-barrel wheated bourbon produced using a sweet mash process. A very good bourbon that I enjoy quite a bit.

And now that even more time has passed we are treated to an even older version of that same bourbon. Their recent Silver Label Bourbon release is still wheated using the same mash bill: 64% corn, 24% wheat, and 12% malted barley. It still uses the sweet mash process. It’s just now six years old. Let’s see if it was worth the wait.

Wilderness Trail "Silver Label" Bottled-in-Bond 6- year-old Bourbon

Purchase Info: $79.99 for a 750 mL bottle at Binny’s Beverage Depot, Bloomington, IL

Price per Drink (50 mL): $5.33

Details: 50% ABV. Mash bill: 64% Corn, 24% Wheat, 12% Malted Barley. 6 years old.

Nose: A delicate mix of cinnamon, vanilla, cherry, and mint

Mouth: Cherry, cinnamon, caramel, cooked cereal, and a little mint.

Finish: Warm and medium length. Notes of warm caramel and cinnamon and just a hint of mint.

Comparison to Yellow Label: Yellow label shows more dried corn on the nose. The mouth of the yellow label is sweeter and fruitier with more grain influence.

Thoughts: The 6-year-old Wilderness Trail bourbon is a really nice upgrade to the standard single barrel yellow-label release. As is to be expected, the barrel influence is more pronounced leading to a drier and more refined bourbon. I really like this one.

Now here’s hoping my brisket turns out just as well.

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New Riff Maltster Bourbon with Malted Wheat

Well, here we are, the last post of 2020. It’s been a real shit show of a year, hasn’t it? But hopefully, you have made it through with only minimal hardships. I was one of the lucky ones. Although one of my businesses brought in only $75 one month, and about half of what I’d expected for the rest of the year, we made it through. Mostly because my other business deals with advertising for plumbing and HVAC (a type of business that wants to continually remind you via advertising that they are essential).

I want to wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I’ve decided to take next week off in order to spend more time with my wife while she is off work. I tip my hat to all of you and want you to know that I don’t take anyone who reads my ramblings for granted. I really appreciate that you spend some of your time with me.

Now let’s get on to the whiskey. This is the second “Maltster” bottle that New Riff released through their Fall 2020 Whiskey Club slate. Like the last one, this is Bottled in Bond, non-chill filtered, and uses a malted flavoring grain. In this case malted wheat. Unlike the Malted Rye version, this does not use malted barley in the mash. Speaking of, the mash bill is 65% corn, 18% Bohemian floor-malted wheat, 10% unmalted wheat, and 7% dark wheat.

After the rye, I have high hopes for this one.

New Riff Maltster Bourbon with Malted Wheat

Purchase Info: $49.99 for a 750 mL bottle through the New Riff Whiskey Club website.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.33

Details: 5 years old. 50% ABV. Mash bill: 65% corn, 18% Bohemian floor-malted wheat, 10% unmalted wheat, and 7% dark wheat.

Nose: Vanilla, dried grains, and spearmint.

Mouth: Dusty dried grains, cocoa, caramel, mint, and vanilla.

Finish: Warm and long. Caramel, baking spices, and a touch of mint.

Thoughts: Another home run. These Maltster bourbons are really tasty. This one is more chocolaty than the malted rye version. I'm really glad I got my hands on these bottles. If you want a chance at bottles like these sign up for the New Riff Whiskey Club. You aren’t guaranteed availability, one of the three was sold out between the time I added it to my cart and when I checked out. But it is a fun way to get a shot at some unusual whiskeys.

See you in 2021!

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New Riff Maltster Bourbon with Malted Rye

Sometime in early 2019, I decided to join the New Riff Whiskey Club. I’m thinking it was right around the time I visited the distillery for the first time on a Spring trip to Kentucky. The New Riff Whiskey Club is a way for bourbon fans to get early access to the special bottles that the distillery puts out. These tend to be interesting “riffs” on traditional bourbon that are only made in limited quantities. They use unique grains or processes that let them play around a little bit and satisfy their curiosity.

Best of all, unlike the record clubs of old, there is no obligation to buy anything. Of course, you also don’t get 12 bottles of whiskey for a penny, either.

The Fall 2020 slate consisted of two bourbons—the Maltsters—created using malted flavoring grains, malted wheat, and, In tonight’s case, malted rye. They also re-released a rye whiskey, Balboa Rye, that uses local heirloom rye grains. I was able to get my hands on the two Maltsters. The Balboa was already sold out by the time my order was placed.

I was a little nervous about this one. I’ve had plenty of craft distilled rye whiskeys that use malted rye as part of their mash bill. And to be honest, the malted rye is usually my least favorite part of the flavor profile. Many of those ryes get used as cocktail ingredients to help disguise that malted rye flavor. I’ve also had one bourbon that used malted rye. I liked that one quite a bit, but the malted rye flavor really made its presence known and I needed to be in the mood for it.

But enough stalling, let’s see how New Riff handles Malted Rye in their bourbon.

New Riff Maltster Bourbon with Malted Rye

Purchase Info: $49.99 for a 750 mL bottle through the New Riff Whiskey Club website.

Price per Drink (50 mL): $3.33

Details: 5 years old. 50% ABV. Mash bill: 65% Corn. 30% Malted Rye, 5% Malted Barley

Nose: Cherry, leather, a touch of mint, and vanilla.

Mouth: Cherry, bubble gum, cinnamon, mint, and a touch of oak.

Finish: Warm and on the longer side of medium. Lingering cinnamon, mint, cherry cough syrup.

Thoughts: This is a beautiful whiskey. As I said, I'm not usually a fan of whiskies that contain malted rye, but this is wonderful. The "malted rye flavor" that I've found in the other whiskeys I’ve had that use malted rye is either not present or is so well integrated that the flavor isn’t noticeable. Of course, maybe the folks at New Riff just handle it differently than the other distillers I've tried. Being brewers before they were distillers, they tend to take a different look at ingredients and processes.

I much prefer this neat rather than with water. I thought water brought out too much nuttiness. At 100 proof though, neat is just fine. I'm really glad I got my hands on a bottle.

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Random Stuff: Mini Reviews, News, and More!

Remember how I was working my way through a batch of tasting notes that I created before I was sick? Well I’ve run out and am only now beginning to trust to ol’ taster. So I thought I might do something different tonight and share some of the interesting things that have recently come across my desk.

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The Rebirth of Bourbon: Building a Tourism Economy in Small-town, USA (Economics of Vice)

Details: Available from Amazon for $32.99 (as of this writing). 174 pages. Authors: Steve Coomes, Kim Huston, Michael Mangeot.

Thoughts: Back in October, Bardstown held a virtual edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival. In the media kit that I was sent was a book partially written by the host of the virtual festival, Steve Coomes that just so happened to be about Bardstown and their bourbon tourism plans. It seemed like the book for me. I love Bardstown, I love bourbon and bourbon tourism, I even like the occasional book about economics.

Unfortunately, I just couldn’t get into the book. It’s filled with great information. It’s well written. But I struggled to get through it. It’s possible that even the short page count of 174 pages was a little too much for a book about a very small town’s business plan.

That said, I’d probably still recommend this to people who, like me, love visiting Bardstown and go back year after year. Even if only so you know which changes to prepare for and which to hope for.

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Wilderness Trail Owner Honored

Last week I got a press release from Wilderness Trail Distillery letting me know that Owner, Shane Baker was one of two people honored with the new “Esprit de Corps” award from the Kentucky Distillers Association. Quoting from the Press Release:

The Board’s Resolution saluted Baker “for his technical education, assistance and collaborative efforts in the production and distribution of hand sanitizer in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and for his overall support, assistance and guidance to other members of the KDA throughout his tenure with the organization.

“Mr. Baker’s outstanding service and devotion to his community and to the cause helped our beloved Commonwealth contain the early spread of the virus and protected hundreds of doctors, first responders and emergency personnel through the donation of sanitizer and the assistance to KDA members in its manufacture and coordination of resources,” the Resolution stated.

With the poop-show that 2020 has been, it’s nice to remember that there are also some bright spots out there.

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Four Roses to Expand Visitor Center

It seems that expanding the distillery was not the only expansions plans that Four Roses had. Last week the news was released of a planned expansion of the Visitor Center. They’ll be using the same architectural firm that helped with the distillery expansion and the original building of the distillery campus in order to maintain the historic look of the campus. Quoting the press release:

The visitor center project is expected to be completed by the end of 2021 and will include:

• New state-of-the-art bar featuring cocktails and tastings of Four Roses’ current Bourbon portfolio and exclusive product tastings;

• Four new seated tasting rooms offering a space for enhanced educational experiences;

• Updated retail gift shop with Four Roses’ Bourbon products and other branded merchandise for sale;

• Outdoor patio space where visitors can enjoy the beautiful distillery grounds.

The visitor center will also offer interactive, educational experiences dedicated to the rich 132-year history of the Four Roses brand, including an interactive display showcasing archived Four Roses bottlings, vintage advertisements and other memorabilia.

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I’ll leave you with a drawing I did during some Autumn downtime. It’s based on a photo that was taken of my wife and Wild Turkey Master Distiller Jimmy Russell at one of the first Kentucky Bourbon Festivals that we attended. The photo didn’t turn out due to a really bad phone camera, but it made for a nice reference for drawing. Jimmy Russell is one of the nicest and most interesting men I’ve talked to at a bourbon distillery. I hope that I still love what I do enough to show up for work when I am his age.

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MB Roland Single Mash Whiskey: Mixed Grain

Paul and Merry Beth of MB Roland are my friends. Because I might be biased, I have decided to disclose that bias so that you can decide how much to trust the review. In the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, I am reviewing a bottle that they gave me as a gift. This was not intended by them as a review bottle, but I like it and wanted to share.

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I had originally intended this to be Tuesday night’s post. But, then I went ahead and got sick. Not sure with what, but I’ve got a Covid test ordered just in case. After feeling great yesterday, I backslid today and feel pretty rough. So I’m going to keep this pretty short.

This was a gift from my friends at MB Roland. It wasn’t intended as a review bottle, they are just nice people. For ethical reasons, I only review things that friends make with a disclaimer stating it was made by my friends so that you can use that to weigh how biased I am. And I only do it when I really like something. That said, when this arrived on my doorstep a couple of months ago, I knew after the first sip that I wanted to let everyone else know how good it is. In fact, I walked right over to the edge of my yard with the bottle and two glasses and invited my neighbor to try it as well, knowing he has a sip of whiskey now and then.

He also enjoyed it, in case you were curious.

MB Roland Single Mash Whiskey: Mixed Grain

Purchase info: This was a gift from my friends at the distillery and was not intended as a review bottle. But I can’t help wanting to brag about my friends and how much I like this particular bottle that they made.

Details: Mash bill: 32% white corn, 32% wheat, 31% rye, 5% malted barley. 55.3% ABV.

Nose: Caramel, dried grain, wheat bread, coal fire smoke.

Mouth: Cinnamon, candy bar notes of caramel, nougat, and chocolate.

Finish: Medium length and warm. Follows the mouth with cinnamon and candy bar notes, as well as hints of the coal fire smoke without being "smoky."

Thoughts: This is such an easy drinking 110° proof that I almost never have it with ice. It's sweet, spicy, thick, and rich. It somehow has hints of coal fire smoke without actually being smoky. The grain shows through but it also has lovely caramel notes. I just really like it.

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Yellowstone Limited Edition 2020

I’d like to thank Common Ground PR and Limestone Branch for providing a review sample to me with no strings attached.

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If you aren’t from Minnesota and you want to know what the “normal” weather is like in the fall, just know that we got a foot of snow at my house last week and that last year I was sitting out on the deck with a drink during the same timeframe. That is to say, there is no “normal” fall weather in Minnesota. It may snow, you might be in shorts (even if those shorts are protesting the fact that you really shouldn’t be wearing shorts any longer).

But, in the words of the great Pauly Shore in the classic film Encino Man: “That’s boring dude, normal.”

I guess that’s what I like about many of the limited releases I get sent. There is no “normal” to them. They tend to change every year. Take the Yellowstone Limited Editions, in the past three years, there have been editions finished in wine casks, bourbons with no finishing and this year’s Armagnac cask finished bourbon. Here is what the distillery has to say about this year’s release:

“When I began working on this limited edition, I knew I wanted to finish our bourbon in a cask and I was looking for one that would add complexity and a dimension that expands the flavor profile,” says Steve Beam, master distiller at Limestone Branch Distillery. “Armagnac is a rustic, full-bodied spirit that contributes dark fruit notes, complementing the vanilla notes in the bourbon. Just like a chef adds spices to enhance flavors, I believe cask-finishing should be similar, where it simply enhances the natural flavors in the bourbon.”

Yellowstone Limited Edition 2020

Purchase Info: This sample was generously proved to me for review purposes by Common Ground PR and Limestone Branch Distillery. Suggested retail price is $99.99 for a 750 mL bottle.

Price Per Drink (50mL): $6.67

Details: 50.5% ABV. Finished in Armagnac casks. 7 years old.

Nose: Spearmint, almond, nutmeg, and oak.

Mouth: Nice cinnamon spice, almond, oak, honeydew melon, and brown sugar.

Finish: Long and warm with lingering notes of spearmint, melon, cinnamon spice, and floral herbs.

Thoughts: This is delicious. I really like the light touch that they've used on the Armagnac influence. If I wasn't looking for it, I might not have noticed it, showing up mainly on the finish for me. Regarding the price, my wife (the accountant) says that if she sees one of these, she is buying one. $100 is a lot of a bottle of bourbon, but if you have the means to splurge this one is one to splurge on.

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