# Rye whiskey is yummy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** liquor-alcohol\ **Created:** [August 5, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870 "2008-08-05T02:14:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/41 "2008-09-17T07:53:40Z")
Add me to the list of Thomas Handy supporters. There was a bar down the street from the last place I lived in DC (the Temperance Lounge, unfortunately now defunct) that carried several brands of rye, which I’d never tried before, and Thomas Handy quickly became a favorite. A shot of that with a can of Strongbow for chaser and the evening was as mellow as I needed it to be. I found the tastes complemented each other nicely. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/42 "2008-09-24T23:44:10Z")
Update: Tried the [Michter’s](http://www.hitimewine.net/istar.asp?a=6&id=164734!1107) this weekend. Niiiiice! I don’t know if it would replace Russell’s Reserve in the rotation, but it is quite tasty. Sazerac also has a rye out in a weird, fluted bottle. _Very_ tasty! I also scored a bottle of [Pikesville](http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=2869), which is a “Maryland-style” rye, whatever that means anymore. At the price (dirt cheap) I’d buy it again. I tried yesterday, but Bevmo was lacking in selection. Any new tastings by you folks? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/43 "2008-11-03T00:53:18Z")
Let’s try again, now that winter is poking its nose under the curtains. Finally found a bottle of the Rittenhouse Bonded. Wonderful stuff. Spicy and warming and rounded and all-around delicious. Has anybody tried the new offering from beam: Ri[sup]1[/sup]? It had better be wonderful for the price. $52/bottle for _rye_? Absurd! ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/44 "2008-11-03T02:15:38Z")
I have a bottle of Sazerac that’s been hiding in the back of my cabinet for quite a while now. This thread inspired me to dig it out…apparently I needed a reminder of the fact that I don’t really like rye. The stuff tastes too “hot” for me. I’m a big fan of the Wild Turkey and Van Winkle bourbon lines however. I don’t really know the mash bills of any of my favorite whiskeys, but I think I’m partial to whiskeys with less rye…and possibly more wheat. BTW…California sparking wines are not Champagne…mescal is not tequila…meritage is not Bordeaux…and Crown Royal is not rye. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/45 "2008-11-03T02:57:04Z")
Sounds like you like the likes of Knob Creek and Maker’s Mark. Both of these bourbons are heavy on the wheat and light on the rye. I seem to go in streaks. I’m hitting the rye heavy right now, but but February I’ll probably be back to cursing **Tuckerfan** for introducing me to Buffalo Trace bourbon. Once the weather turns chilly, the single-malts will come into the rotation as well. There’s a bottle of Macallan’s that’s calling my name. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/46 "2008-11-03T03:07:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > $52/bottle for _rye_? Absurd! You obviously haven’t tried to buy a bottle of the 23yo Black Maple Hill rye. I’ve been eyeballing it on the shelf recently, but haven’t quite convinced myself to pull the trigger at $130 a bottle. I do, however, have a couple of bottles of their 18yo, purchased at the much more reasonable price of $80 a bottle. A bargain, I tell you. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/47 "2008-11-03T03:10:27Z")
When I hit the lottery… ---
**Author:** ![Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Ass\_For\_A\_Hat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ass_For_A_Hat)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/48 "2008-11-03T03:17:53Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Sounds like you like the likes of Knob Creek and Maker’s Mark. Both of these bourbons are heavy on the wheat and light on the rye. I’ll drink those if they’re put in front of me. I don’t keep them in the house though. The other characteristic I like in my bourbon is a heavy char. Those two taste pretty light to me. The Van Winkles though…wheated bourbons, heavy char on the barrels. Mmmmm FWIW…tonight, I’ve moved on from the Sazerac rye to my prized George T. Stagg bourbon. Very short pours though. It’s a school night. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/49 "2008-11-03T03:27:43Z")
I hear that! Van Winkles is an amazing lineup. Too bad my local bodegas have them so rarely. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/50 "2008-11-03T14:31:47Z")
I finally found a bottle of Russell’s Reserve Rye last week. Note to self - when someone named [silenus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silenus) gives advice on booze, a wise man will listen carefully. Delicious stuff. ---
**Author:** ![clarkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@clarkstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clarkstar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/51 "2008-11-03T21:45:23Z")
theres something wrong with calling whiskey “yummy” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/52 "2008-11-03T23:03:01Z")
How about “transcendant?” Or “nirvana-esque?” Or “a delight on the palate of the discriminating booze-hound?” ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/53 "2008-11-04T00:22:02Z")
100% Rye: [http://www.anchorbrewing.com/about\_us/oldpotrero\_18th.htm](http://www.anchorbrewing.com/about_us/oldpotrero_18th.htm) Old Potrero (from the folks that brought you Anchor Steam beer). I need to get another bottle before Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/54 "2008-11-04T04:00:01Z")
> [@clarkstar](#): > > theres something wrong with calling whiskey “yummy” I think ‘yummy’ is a perfectly acceptable adjective to describe the whiskies that **silenus** talks about. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870/55 "2008-11-04T04:28:32Z")
Happy with Jim Rye for now, as it’s the only whiskey I’ve had in some time that doesn’t f with my digestion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rye-whiskey-is-yummy/458870.md?page=2)