Castle & Key Restoration Rye Single Barrel 1685 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Category Rye
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Castle & Key
  • Style Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Alcohol 51.5%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • clove
  • butterscotch
  • cedarwood
  • cinnamon
  • orange
  • oak
  • fruit
  • coffee
  • vanilla

Castle & Key

Restoration Rye Single Barrel 1685 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (0.75l, 51.5%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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The anomaly, the unique, the great.

Let’s take a walk through the history of American Bourbon, shall we? In 1887, Colonel E.H. Taylor opened a distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky, one that resembled medieval European Castles. The beauty and elegance of the building were a signal of the kind of Whiskies Old Taylor would make. Always putting quality over quantity, Old Taylor was the main man responsible for the “Bottled-in-bond Act” in 1897, ensuring the distilleries had to meet certain Spirit requirements. The palace of the King of Bourbon was uninhabited from 1972 to 2014, when two local lads, Wes Murrey and Will Arvin, took it for its own. To honor the great building the distillery occupied, they named it Castle & Key and took an oath to always prioritize the quality of their Spirits over anything else.

The first Whiskey Castle & Key ever released is Restoration Rye Single Barrel, its name honoring the legacy of the place of its origin. Made from a mashbill of 17 % yellow corn, 63 % Kentucky rye, and 20 % Kentucky malted barley, distilled in a Vendome copper column still and 375-gallon doubler, and matured on-site in barrels sourced from Kentucky that are first toasted and then charred. A batch of this Single Barrel goodie never exceeds 80 barrels. Pledging themselves to quality, Castle & Key is not trying to enforce a specific flavor profile, but is rather highlighting the anomaly, the unique and interesting in each barrel.
  • Category Rye
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery Castle & Key
  • Style Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Alcohol 51.5%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.

Appearance/Color
Very dark honey

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Black pepper, clove, butterscotch, cedar, cinnamon, black tea, mint, orange peel, and heavy charred oak

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Toasted brown sugar, fresh orange peel, bitter charred oak, fresh mint, licorice, rye bread, earthy/floral grain, coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, light fruit, and burnt vanilla

Finish
Long & sweet
 
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  • clove
  • butterscotch
  • cedarwood
  • cinnamon
  • orange
  • oak
  • fruit
  • coffee
  • vanilla
Castle & Key Restoration Rye Single Barrel 1685 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
Castle & Key Restoration Rye Single Barrel 1685 Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
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Character Dogson
Rye - think of it as Bourbon's edgier cousin. It’s known for what many call a spicy or fruity flavor. Rye (distilled from at least 51% Rye) is not on the sweet side and tends to have a spicier body. That’s why the character of a cocktail made from Rye, instead of Bourbon, is drier.
Rye sparked the first revolution after the American Independence. It was called the Whiskey Rebellion, and it arose when the government tried to tax Whiskey and enforce the taxation on distillers. The lesson here? Don't mess with a Whiskey drinker's dram.
A decade ago there were only 6 brands of Rye Whiskey hailing from Kentucky, nowadays there are more than 50!
George Washington famously loved his Rye Whiskey. In fact, after he served as the first president of the United States, he returned to his farm at Mount Vernon and started a small Rye distillery of his own.
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Dog Dogson's Smartass corner
Character Dogson
Rye - think of it as Bourbon's edgier cousin. It’s known for what many call a spicy or fruity flavor. Rye (distilled from at least 51% Rye) is not on the sweet side and tends to have a spicier body. That’s why the character of a cocktail made from Rye, instead of Bourbon, is drier.
Rye sparked the first revolution after the American Independence. It was called the Whiskey Rebellion, and it arose when the government tried to tax Whiskey and enforce the taxation on distillers. The lesson here? Don't mess with a Whiskey drinker's dram.
A decade ago there were only 6 brands of Rye Whiskey hailing from Kentucky, nowadays there are more than 50!
George Washington famously loved his Rye Whiskey. In fact, after he served as the first president of the United States, he returned to his farm at Mount Vernon and started a small Rye distillery of his own.
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