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TINCUP Straight Rye
Rye — Indiana (bottled in Colorado), USA
Reviewed
February 16, 2020 (edited August 5, 2020)
Visiting family in VA and thought I'd see if I could find something not available here in NC. I found two, Cooper's Craft and the new Tin Cup Rye. It's Tin Cup's turn...
Nose: Dried Spices. Dill, Oregano, Black Pepper, Dry and Dusty. Slight Sweetness with a Polished Oak.
Neat: Spicy. Vanilla, Dill, Black Pepper, Grapefruit Peel, Eucalyptus, and a healthy Tingle. The finish is slightly warming with Vanilla, Black Licorice, and Light Oak coating the palate.
Splash: Not much change. Only served to slightly mute the flavors.
Verdict: About what I expected. Nothing to separate it from MGP's other 95/5 offerings. All are around $30 and make great mixers.
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Also Northern Harvest Rye is better and generally cheaper so for a mixer I'd recommend going that direction.
From what I can tell this is just another relabeling of the standard 95/5 Bulliet/Dickel MGP 90 proof rye. I've gone through most of a bottle of this and I'm searching for something new here.
@PBMichiganWolverine Indeed! Their regular Tin Cup Whiskey is an undisclosed mixture of MGP Mashbills with a little Stranahan's Malt thrown into the mix. I like both, but feel the standard Tin Cup gives you a little more bang for the buck and is more unique.
Interesting note: product of MGP but bottled by Stranahan’s in CO. That’s because this owner used to own Stranahan’s.
...and Jessica Jones’ go-to-whiskey ..