Beverage News Hubb
Advertisement
  • Home
  • Beverage News
  • Liquor
  • Cocktails & Mocktails
  • Soft Drinks & Healthy Drinks
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Beverage News
  • Liquor
  • Cocktails & Mocktails
  • Soft Drinks & Healthy Drinks
  • Contact us
No Result
View All Result
Beverage News Hubb
No Result
View All Result
Home Cocktails & Mocktails

Broken Barrel Heresy Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Review

admin by admin
December 17, 2022
in Cocktails & Mocktails


Legal requirements deem that there’s only one way to age an American rye, and that’s in new charred oak casks. But Broken Barrel seems to have found another way.

The company, which distills its whiskeys at Kentucky’s Owensburg Distilling Co., breaks the mold by aging its ryes and bourbons traditionally before adding their namesake addition—broken barrel staves.

In the case of their Heresy straight rye whiskey, which counts itself among the label’s core portfolio, a straight rye whiskey composed of 95% rye and 5% malt that has already spent two years in oak is added to a large tank. There it’s joined by broken staves pulled from a mix of ex-bourbon, new French oak, and sherry casks for further aging and flavoring before being bottled at a heady 105 proof. 

On the nose it proves earthy, dusty, even a little musty—as if you’re getting right to the guts of the barrel (or the barrel staves). This might out me as a bibliophile, but it also recalled the particular scent of cracking open the stiff binding of a dusty book pulled from a library shelf.

Broken Barrel Heresy is hot on the palate with a sticky, robust, and dark note of figs followed by brown sugar. It gets hotter and woodier as we march on, hitting leather and cigar box at the center accented by sweet cherries, putting one in the mind of cherry-flavored pipe tobacco.

The back of the palate is hot and aggressive, pushing oak while doubling-down on the tobacco notes. The conclusion is a long, drawn-out hit of spice, cardamom, and pepper with a distant touch of plum.

Broken Barrel Heresy may be a fitting moniker, because this rye is aggressive and unapologetic about it. That’s a great thing if you like your whiskey on the lively side, and Heresy delivers a high-octane performance that’s dark and figgy up front with a double-barrel blast of oak at the end. 

★★★

Stats:
—52.5% ABV
—$35





Source link

Previous Post

25 Best Mixers For Delicious Tequila Cocktails – Advanced Mixology

Next Post

8 Great Hot Chocolate Recipes

Next Post

8 Great Hot Chocolate Recipes

Recommended

Review: 2021 Charles Krug Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley

February 7, 2023

Knowing Your Mixing Tools • A Bar Above

February 1, 2023

Don't miss it

Beverage News

How New York’s Atomix Makes Their Omija Sour Cocktail

May 31, 2023
Beverage News

Review: Wines of Santa Cruz Mountains, 2023 Releases

May 31, 2023
Liquor

Chilled 100 Spirits Awards Judge Garvey Alexander Talks Bartender Seal of Approval

May 31, 2023
Liquor

Last Chance to Enter The Chilled 100 Spirits Awards With Judge Maxwell Berlin

May 31, 2023
Beverage News

The Jukebox at Brooklyn’s Commonwealth

May 31, 2023
Cocktails & Mocktails

Benriach The Sixteen Single Malt Scotch Whisky Review

May 31, 2023

© Beverage News Hubb All rights reserved.

Use of these names, logos, and brands does not imply endorsement unless specified. By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions.

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • Beverage News
  • Liquor
  • Cocktails & Mocktails
  • Soft Drinks & Healthy Drinks
  • Contact us

Newsletter Sign Up

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Beverage News
  • Liquor
  • Cocktails & Mocktails
  • Soft Drinks & Healthy Drinks
  • Contact us

© 2022 Beverage News Hubb All rights reserved.