Elijah Craig Toasted Rye Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey CS20230906 Red and black fruit meld

Red and black fruit meld with violets and a whisper of licorice

The resulting wine is something like if pinot noir and syrah had a baby

This 15-year-old expression is aged first in ex-bourbon casks

and the vines have been farmed without chemicals since they went into the ground in 1971

Elijah Craig Toasted Rye Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey CS20230906 Red and black fruit meldA rye whiskey finished in custom toasted barrelsthe first toasted rye from the Elijah Craig line. The base: fully matured Elijah Craig Straight Rye (51% rye, 35% corn, 14% malted barley), then transferred at barrel proof into a second new oak barrel toasted for nearly an hour in partnership with Independent Stave Company. At the end of toasting, a cap rapidly ramps heat to embed smoke phenols into the wood surface. The result retains its Kentucky