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Penelope
Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 46%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$34

Penelope
Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 46%
Amber color. Aromas of sun dried apricot, ginger bananas foster, burlap, and golden grahams with a full body and a long fresh baked honey wheat bread, cardamom, and candied lemon peel finish. Loads of lush grain and malt push through in this highly sippable rye —perfect to make a classic spirit forward steakhouse cocktail or to enjoy neat.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy
Aroma Aroma: sun dried apricot, ginger bananas foster, burlap, and golden grahams
Taste Flavor: fresh baked honey wheat bread, cardamom, and candied lemon peel
Smoothness Smoothness:
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy in cocktails
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Loads of lush grain and malt push through in this highly sippable rye —perfect to make a classic spirit forward steakhouse cocktail or to enjoy neat.
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The Producer

Penelope Bourbon

The Producer
45 West River Road
Suite 302
Rumson, NJ 07760
USA
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Their Portfolio

91 • Penelope Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 46% (USA) $44.00.
93 • Penelope Straight Rye Whiskey 46% (USA) $34.00.
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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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Penelope Straight Rye Whiskey rating was calculated by to be 93 points out of 100 on 7/21/2026. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.