From the distillery website: Distilled from a unique blend of thoroughbred grains from the Northern Neck of Virginia; 2/3 rye, 1/3 barley, hand-malted and kiln-dried with applewood and cherrywood smoke. This is an interesting take on rye whiskey. Some reviewers have called it “peaty”, but that isn’t correct. What it is is “smoky”. Sip it neat.