Tastes

New Riff Whiskey Club Spring 2023 limited release. Info: - Proof: 100 Proof, 50% ABV - Age: Aged at least 5 years - Mashbill: 65% Heirloom Yellow Leaming Corn, 30% Rye, 5% Malted Barley - Bottled in Bond without Chill Filtration The official tasting notes from the distiller are not currently published online anywhere, so I'm including them below for reference. --- Official tasting notes from New Riff Distillery: > Nose: Broad, perhaps extra dense and deep, very typical of New Riff Bourbon in general, airy and open, corn-forward, classic and aromatic, good spice from the 30% rye. > > Palate: Grainy, again with extra depth, whether to the extra age or the heirloom corn is hard to say. Balanced, juicy, the high-rye in superb balance with oak/age/corn, everything in the right place. > > Comments: New Riff's standard non-GMO Indiana-grown yellow dent corn is, in all likelihood, a distant descendant of the Yellow Leaming on display here. Yet the Leaming 1820s vintage heirloom corn seems to lend an additional depth of flavor, texture, development, and quality to our typical 65/30/5 recipe. An extra measure of density marks this Bourbon, together with a zesty, near-perfect balance of corn, spicy rye, oak, age—it's just one of the best Riffs ever!

New Riff Whiskey Club Spring 2023 limited release. Info: - Proof: 100 Proof, 50% ABV - Age: Aged at least 5 years - Mashbill: 65% Heirloom Blue Clarage Corn, 30% Rye, 5% Malted Barley - Bottled in Bond without Chill Filtration The official tasting notes from the distiller are not currently published online anywhere, so I'm including them below for reference. --- Official tasting notes from New Riff Distillery: > Nose: Round, long & good depth, some extra fruit over standard New Riff, off-dry, grainy, rich; repeated sniffs (with a splash of water) include vanilla-cake batter confection tones; subtle spices of clove, clove gum, horehound, faint root beer/sarsaparilla, caramelized citrus; and indeed a whiff of blue corn tortilla. > > Palate: Medium-full, grainy, supple entry; slow development of deeply savory-saline notes and that blue fruit again; long finish is savory, juicy, dry but rich, faint pancake batter (blue corn bread?) > > Comments: Rounded, long, and deep with savory, off-dry notes including vanilla cake batter and a lovely blue-ish (boysenberry?) fruit skin tone; also subtle spices of horehound candy, clove, and sarsaparilla. That fruit develops with a splash of water, and indeed (to this taster() offers a subtle blue corn tortilla theme. The palate is supple and grainy, deeply savory and almost saline at entry, turning to blue corn bread and caramelized citrus.