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Storm King Distilling Co.

Storm King Distilling Co.
3 Year Old Colorado Straight Rye Whisky

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 45%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$80

Storm King Distilling Co.
3 Year Old Colorado Straight Rye Whisky

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 45%
Bronze color. Aromas and flavors of plasticine and morning dew on the lawn, wet modeling clay, lemon bar and ginseng tea, and candied orange peel with a silky, bright, dry medium body and a tingling, medium-length finish that exhibits accents of vanilla and peanut brittle, milk chocolate with shaved coconut, cracked pepper with dried red fruits, and marzipan. A classical youthful Rye nose and palate makes for a tasty Whiskey that will benefit from additional years in barrel.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: plasticine and morning dew on the lawn, wet modeling clay, lemon bar and ginseng tea, and candied orange peel
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of vanilla and peanut brittle, milk chocolate with shaved coconut, cracked pepper with dried red fruits, and marzipan
Smoothness Smoothness: Tingling
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails, neat, on the rocks and with cigars
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A classical youthful Rye nose and palate makes for a tasty Whiskey that will benefit from additional years in barrel.

The Producer

Storm King Distilling Co.

The Producer
41 West Main St.
Montrose, CO 81401
USA
1 970-209-8663

Straight Rye Whiskey

Spirits Glass Glencairn Canadian Amber.jpg
Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
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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