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Oppidan Malted Rye
Rye
Oppidan Spirits // Illinois , USA
Oppidan is a distillery based in Illinois that's working on a purist model. Instead of blending grains that might "hide" behind each other, they set out to make a whiskey that follows the European single malt concept.
Therefore, this rye is made from 100% malted rye. It's aged in a variety of barrel sizes from as small as 15 gallons to 53 gallons for about a year.
Oppidan is a distillery based in Illinois that's working on a purist model. Instead of blending grains that might "hide" behind each other, they set out to make a whiskey that follows the European single malt concept. Therefore, this rye is made from 100% malted rye. It's aged in a variety of barrel sizes from as small as 15 gallons to 53 gallons for about a year.
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abv46.0
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RyeUnlike bourbon, rye whiskey can be made anywhere in the world. But if made in the US, the mash bill recipe must be at least 51% rye and it must be aged in new, charred oak barrels with no age requirement. Elsewhere, the rye whiskey will be made keeping the country of origin's rules regarding the recipe and minimum aging.
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Cask Typenew, charred American oak
Tasting Notes
"Comes off slightly medicinal, with black cherry coughdrop notes mixing with licorice, dark chocolate, black bread and black pepper. A bit of spice cabinet flavor starts to come through with further sipping. There's a decent foundation here, but could use a little more time maturing to dissipate some of that rubbing alcoholic bite and the unmistakable green, herbal funk of a young whiskey."
Added by
Amanda Schuster
Score
80