I agree. Tried several other brands of rye lately besides Bulliet including: Pendleton 1910 from Canada, Dickels Rye. Was quite impressed by both of them. Retail price on Dickels was quite reasonable.
IMO High West for the best and Dickel's for bargain.
How does "Rye" differ from bourbon? I can't seem to pull the trigger on Rye on the chance that I won't like it. Would hate to waste it.
This pretty much captures it:
Taste Differences: There are some generalizations that can be made when tasting Bourbon and Rye:
Bourbon tends to be fuller in body, richer and there are more concentrated notes of vanilla, baking spices and caramel. Rye tends to be drier, more of a focus on the vegetal aspect of rye and almost always dominated by spice. Canadian rye tends to be more mellow and light, with a hint of the Rye spiciness
F-ing state liquor stores is the only thing I don't like about ID. I'd move to Rapid City cept it's Rapid City.
I'm pretty sure I know where you got yours from Keith!
FieldGrade - Don't knock it. Right in the Black Hills, warm all winter long, you used to be able to get lots of deer and antelope tags! What's not to like?
Bob
And half the price of Templeton Rye
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I tried Bulliet Rye a couplee years ago. I liked it so well I too some on a camping trip with old military buddies. Also brought along Bulliet Bourbon and the guys had some other. Not much else got touched until the rye was gone.
I have tried some other rye since. Knob Creek Rye is nasty to me, but Pendleton Rye is pretty good.
Bulleit, Templeton, Dickel, High West, James Pepper, Willett, and Redemption ryes are all distilled at LDI/MGP in Indiana with a mash bill of 95% rye. The main differences between them are their aging time. The one exception being Dickel, which says they charcoal filter their rye like they do their Tennessee Whiskey.
If you want to try something other then the same 95% rye mash bill of the LDI ryes you can try Rittenhouse Rye (a Heaven Hill distillery product), Wild Turkey Rye which is actually distilled at the Wild Turkey distillery (what a concept)and Sazerac Rye which is a Buffalo Trace distillery product. I believe the non-LDI ryes use less Rye (but still > 50%)and so will have a bigger taste difference than between the LDI produced brands.
I like high rye bourbons and so figured I would like rye, and I do. I like the Dickel Rye and the Rittenhouse Rye.
Bulleit, Templeton, Dickel, High West, James Pepper, Willett, and Redemption ryes are all distilled at LDI/MGP in Indiana with a mash bill of 95% rye. The main differences between them are their aging time. The one exception being Dickel, which says they charcoal filter their rye like they do their Tennessee Whiskey.
If you want to try something other then the same 95% rye mash bill of the LDI ryes you can try Rittenhouse Rye (a Heaven Hill distillery product), Wild Turkey Rye which is actually distilled at the Wild Turkey distillery (what a concept)and Sazerac Rye which is a Buffalo Trace distillery product. I believe the non-LDI ryes use less Rye (but still > 50%)and so will have a bigger taste difference than between the LDI produced brands.
I like high rye bourbons and so figured I would like rye, and I do. I like the Dickel Rye and the Rittenhouse Rye.
I learned something,,,, thanks.
Good Burbon is my favorite but I like to change things up now and then with Rye or good ol Tennessee sour mash too.
[quote=Raeford]How does "Rye" differ from bourbon? I can't seem to pull the trigger on Rye on the chance that I won't like it. Would hate to waste it.
This pretty much captures it:
Taste Differences: There are some generalizations that can be made when tasting Bourbon and Rye:
Bourbon tends to be fuller in b
thanks for that David.
like others I have a bottle of Bulleit Rye in the cabinet, but haven't broken the seal yet.
I bought a humongous bottle of Bulleit Bourbon when Brown Jug opened here for like $34-35
I'm so pizzed I didn't clear their shelves out, just polished the last of it off at the cabin this weekend.
now I only have a six pack of fifth bottles left.
I liked the big bottles, hardly ever drink half or 3/4 of one of those vs. the small bottles
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
If you ever make it back this way, Charlie, I have a bed to lay your head. I'll grab ya a bottle of the best rye the Class Six has to offer. Maybe a few p-dog fields as well.
The only way I can drink rye is if I'm already sitting on a toilet.
World's greatest laxative.
That's the kind of information a guy would want before a night on the town.............
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