Woodinville Straight 100% Rye (90 Proof)

Location makes such a difference in tasting. I love being on-site, tasting a flight, being excited, talkin’ grains and hearing other excited people chattering. Probably my second favorite rye, but a very good one at that. Solid, respectable, a little spice, a little oaky, get down tonight.

Extremely smooth rye, 9/11/2020, WA

Cherry cordial on the nose, a lot of dry spice and oak on the pallet. Wood ash too, similar to the bourbon.

Just ok, just like the bourbon, nothing special

Very hot on the nose but is much more mellow than most rye whiskeys

This is quite rich and smooth for a rye with a lot of woody presence. It reminds me a surprising amount of Glenfarclas 25, but with some extra sweet tarts mixed in. That fruity-sour candy flavor is unusual but pretty fun in a low-price drink. There isn't a lot of complexity, but the flavors here are quite good for a rye, making this a nice sippable drink. The sweet tarts nicely make the minerals a part of the balanced character. There is a bourbony vanilla element here that adds to the floral nature and richness without exacerbating the minerals too much. It's smooth, but not terribly creamy, sort of like an American Single Malt. It's actually amazing how much this tastes like a scotch given that it is 100% rye. The brown sugar sweetness is nice and the barrel is well balanced. This would be a great mixer since it almost tastes like a cocktail itself. A bit less mineral and more complexity would still be appreciated, but this is darned good.

Hot hell, this is one of the best readily accessible rye’s on the mass market. It is the bourbon drinker’s rye that exclaims “and now for something completely different!” It’s oaky, big time. But oddly so. Like all the oak, none of the tannin, none of the acrid. Just like walking through oaks, and not climbing oaks. I don’t know how they do it, actually. And the rye itself is really well behaved, and house trained. It’s like a miniature Doberman. All of these things I say, I mean in a good way, (otherwise I’d say so.) Good rye. Bring this to a party of whiskey fans. Or drink it while playing a long, contentious game of Monopoly or Risk.

I very much like this rye! I was interested to see if 100% rye would be my thing and it definitely is. I think this is great and am excited to have it more to see how my tastes change. Seems like a great company, and a great product. Definitely get spice notes and pepper notes. Pretty sweet though for it being 100% rye. Excited to try this in old fashioned and cocktails to see how it holds up. But poured neat, I definitely like it alot. Great purchase