New Riff Distillery started in 2014 in the Cincinnati-area Newport Kentucky with a cadre of veterans from bourbon production and the spirits business. A single family owns the distillery and trumpets their independent spirit and quality production. New Riff features non-GMO 5% corn,30% rye, and 5% malted barley and is Bottled In Bond after at least 4 years without chill filtration. New Riff’s straight bourbon whiskey has a deep amber color and has a nose of caramel, fresh oak and rye spice. The taste starts with a hint of its young age and a lack of complexity, but transitions to a full and rich caramel, sweet vanilla and fruit. New Riff has a rye-dominated finish with spice and clove.