![]() ![]() Below, check out 10 of the bottles (excluding Editors' Choice and Collectibles) that scored highest, netting 93 points and above.Many of the top-scoring bottles come from distilleries featured in the issue's cover story on the best-kept secrets in single malt scotch. Believe it or not, it's worth the sky-high prices it commands.The Spring 2021 issue of Whisky Advocate features over 100 whisky reviews, covering scotch, bourbon, Irish, Japanese, and many other whisky styles. Our tester found Siren's Song to be surprisingly sweet and honey-like on the nose, with a taste that was ultra-smooth and full of baking spice (Christmas comes to mind) and pleasant warmth, followed by a long and subtly sweet finish. ![]() ![]() The most recent was The Boss Hog IX: Siren's Song, an ode to Greek mythology's muses that was double-finished in barrels that housed Greek fig nectar and the Greek liqueur Tentura, with both finishes being crafted in-house by Ireland and Rhoades. It always sells out in a flash - even at a whopping $600 MSRP - and goes on to fetch thousands on the secondhand market. Designed as basically a Holy Grail rye whiskey, each year the spirit is different while still fulfilling five criteria: single barrel, bottled at proof, powerfully complex, distinctly unique from anything they've done before and stupendous. Russell’s Reserve 6-Year Small BatchĮvery year for the last nine years, WhistlePig has crafted a special "Boss Hog" release. The only other difference in their classification is that bourbon must be produced in the United States, while rye can be made anywhere - hence why Canadian rye is a thing, but Canadian bourbon is not. For rye whiskey, it has to be at least 51% rye. For bourbon, that recipe must contain at least 51% corn. The main difference comes down to the mashbill, which is the grain mixture that is fermented and distilled to create the whiskey. Both styles of whiskey must enter the barrel at no higher than 125 proof, be bottled between 80 proof and 160 proof, and be aged in new charred oak barrels. Government dictates the classification of both styles of whiskey, and the rules are strikingly similar for both bourbon and rye. Rye Whiskey vs Bourbon: What's the Difference?Īs the two best-known styles of American whiskey, rye and bourbon are often compared to one another, with the broadest and most concise way to describe the difference between the two being some variation of "bourbon: sweet, rye: spicy." But the full story is a bit more complex, as it all comes down to how these whiskeys are made. We've gathered together our personal favorites as well as some recommended picks from a pair of rye experts from lauded Vermont distillery WhistlePig - Head Blender Meghan Ireland and Head of Whiskey Development/Whiskey Scientist Liz Rhoades - to bring you this list of the best rye whiskeys to buy. Since the late aughts, rye sales have increased by hundreds of percentage points, which has driven the number of ryes on store shelves up in turn. The sweet-toothed, older, bourbon-drinking generation gave way to a generation that reached for more spice and flavor. Rye whiskey languished throughout the 20th century, with most people thinking of Canadian whisky when hearing the word "rye." Back in 2006, The New York Times described American rye as a "forgotten spirit" that had survived only because of “whiskey lovers who want to preserve its singular, almost exotic essence.” Then Prohibition decreased production and bourbon, produced from corn grown in the newly farmed Midwest, supplanted it as America’s favorite brown liquor. The Best New Whiskey That Came Out in 2023 ![]()
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