Try Rye!

**Destin_scot** · 25th February 13, 05:09 PM

I have to agree about rye, it's got a unique spiciness that is missing from many other whiskys/whiskeys. Don't know of any that are greater than 90% rye grain though, (they usually use at least 10% malted barley for the starch converting enzymes), would love to look at the Mount Vernon Rye Whiskey recipe.

I usually drink most of my whiskys/whiskeys neat or with a little water and ice.

**brewerpaul** · 25th February 13, 05:38 PM

Per Anchor Distliling:

"This release was distilled in a small copper pot still at our distillery on San Francisco's Potrero Hill, from a mash of 100% rye malt. Rye was the grain of choice for America's first distillers, and using a mash of 100% rye malt produces a uniquely American whiskey."

This is for Old Potrero rye. They use malted rye for the conversion. The big issue with rye is it doesnt have a husk which is used to create a filter bed in the malted grains allowing lautering or rinsing of the grains of all the good carbohydrates and flavors. Im sure they may either force the lauter like the Germans do or use rice husk which add nothing to the final product. I brewed with a 40 percent rye mash and even then had slow run offs of the wort used to make the beer/whiskey. Rye is also a very hard grain, even when malted, so it is hard to crush. Being a hard headed German I felt the work was worth the end product, people loved the rye ale. Hmmm call ends tomorrow, I see a bottle of rye whiskey in my near future to celebrate the end of 4 days/nights of call... Prost

**ronin6290** · 25th February 13, 06:13 PM

Now I must try. It's time for a wee change of pace and you fellows have spiked my interest! Rye it shall be next. I do like spicy notes. Bourbon can be a little one dimensional to me. Then again I've not sampled a lot of bourbons but I'm not to big on sweet. I do like the vanilla notes in Bourbon that transfer to Scotch well. Do Rye whiskies have some of those notes? Rye sounds a little more interesting and complex from what I'm hearing. I'm looking forward to sampling it.

**brewerpaul** · 25th February 13, 07:31 PM

Originally Posted by ronin6290

Now I must try. It's time for a wee change of pace and you fellows have spiked my interest! Rye it shall be next. I do like spicy notes. Bourbon can be a little one dimensional to me. Then again I've not sampled a lot of bourbons but I'm not to big on sweet. I do like the vanilla notes in Bourbon that transfer to Scotch well. Do Rye whiskies have some of those notes? Rye sounds a little more interesting and complex from what I'm hearing. I'm looking forward to sampling it.

Each rye will be as different as each scotch can be. Depending on the adjunct grains such as malted barley, corn or eeegaaddd rice they will each take flavors or not from these other grains. Also to take into consideration is the aging, or not as in the White Dog from Buffalo Trace. Old Overholt is an inexpensive, and frankly better tasting than other 15 dollar bottles, bottle of rye that is easy to sip straight or with a cube of ice. Jim Beam and Wild Turkey make a 15 dollar bottle but I find Overholt a better sip. James Dickel comes next in price then you get into the small batch ryes. Ri, as it is spelled on the bottle, is a very spicy nice batch rye with a price. There are many other so it can be as much an adventure as Scotch can be. Take each as an expression and interpretation of the distiller of an old, 1800's, drink. You will find you can enjoy the uniqueness of each and likely savor the spicy notes of the less expensive good old made as it was in the west RYE.... Here's mud in your eye \_/\_/

**ronin6290** · 26th February 13, 06:10 AM

Originally Posted by brewerpaul

Each rye will be as different as each scotch can be. Depending on the adjunct grains such as malted barley, corn or eeegaaddd rice they will each take flavors or not from these other grains. Also to take into consideration is the aging, or not as in the White Dog from Buffalo Trace. Old Overholt is an inexpensive, and frankly better tasting than other 15 dollar bottles, bottle of rye that is easy to sip straight or with a cube of ice. Jim Beam and Wild Turkey make a 15 dollar bottle but I find Overholt a better sip. James Dickel comes next in price then you get into the small batch ryes. Ri, as it is spelled on the bottle, is a very spicy nice batch rye with a price. There are many other so it can be as much an adventure as Scotch can be. Take each as an expression and interpretation of the distiller of an old, 1800's, drink. You will find you can enjoy the uniqueness of each and likely savor the spicy notes of the less expensive good old made as it was in the west RYE.... Here's mud in your eye \_/\_/

"Sláinte!" my friend. Thanks for the feedback. The price mark sounds great! Scotch has gone up so much in recent years. Thinking I'm going to reserve the Scotch for a treat. I'm going to see if I can find Old Overholt around here. Feedback when I do. A new adventure awaits...