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Dark Pumpernickel Straight Rye Whiskey Batch No. 127

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 48%
88 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$45

Middle West
Dark Pumpernickel Straight Rye Whiskey Batch No. 127

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 48%
Amber color. Aromas and flavors of toasted almond croissant, moroccan spice cake a la mode, and floral herbal candle with a satiny, vibrant, fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, intricate, long finish with notes of coconut-papaya custard, vanilla spiced nuts, sweet dill pickle, and pumice and cherry tobacco. A toothsome Rye that delivers deliciousness and delight with every sip.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Fruity, Herbal & Spicy
Aroma Aroma: toasted almond croissant, moroccan spice cake a la mode, and floral herbal candle
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of coconut-papaya custard, vanilla spiced nuts, sweet dill pickle, and pumice and cherry tobacco
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A toothsome Rye that delivers deliciousness and delight with every sip.
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The Producer

Middle West Spirits LLC

The Producer
1230 Courtland Ave.
Columbus, OH 43201
USA
1 614-299-2460
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Straight Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
About
Straight Rye Whiskey
In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.

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Middle West Dark Pumpernickel Straight Rye Whiskey Batch No. 127 rating was calculated by to be 88 points out of 100 on 7/24/2023. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.