Uncle Nearest started its foray into rye whiskey earlier this fall with the restricted launch of Uncut/Unfiltered, a burly, cask power bruiser that I got here to understand (with some revisiting and a wholesome splash of water). For his or her subsequent addition to the rye aspect of the portfolio, the distillery is introducing Uncle Nearest Straight Rye Whiskey, the primary extensively obtainable rye expression from the model. Like Uncut/Unfiltered, it is a 100% rye whiskey sourced from Canada, aged a minimal of 4 years in New York, after which relocated once more to Tennessee the place it rested for an unspecified time period in Uncle Nearest barrels earlier than being blended and bottled at 100 proof. The cask power model of this whiskey was a singular sip that’s certain to be polarizing amongst these whiskey hounds in a position to run down a bottle. Let’s see how some cautious mixing and slightly Tennessee H20 change issues up.
The aroma right here is much less aggressive and expectedly flatter than its cask power counterpart, however approachability has come on the expense of some complexity. What stays can also be unsurprisingly fairly gritty and grain-forward, and there’s much less of the oak to enrich the daring, earthy rye spice. Most prominently retained is similar caramelized cereal observe, nevertheless it’s much less candy this go round and extra buttery. In comparison with the cask power providing, this comes throughout extra industrial and a bit undercooked. The palate gives a well-balanced warmth, darkish spices, cracked pepper, and loads of toasty rye to chew on. Notes of cinnamon toast, brown butter, and clove current an expertise extra savory than saccharine however nonetheless effectively rounded. The end is warming with a pop of peppery rye spice and fading notes of butterscotch candies. As a illustration of youthful 100% Canadian rye, it’s a surprisingly approachable sipper and effective cocktail base, however the entire expertise may in all probability profit from extra time within the barrel. Rye followers will certainly examine this to different older 100% Canadian ryes available on the market, a lot of which outshine this preliminary Uncle Nearest providing.
100 proof.
B / $60 / unclenearest.com
Uncle Nearest Straight Rye
$60
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