James E. Pepper 4 Year Old Rye Flaviar Member Select
  • Category Rye
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery James E. Pepper
  • Age 4 Year Old
  • Style Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Alcohol 53.5%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.
  • honey
  • oak
  • mint
  • vanilla
  • chocolate
  • spicy
  • nutty
  • clove
  • fruit

James E. Pepper

4 Year Old Rye Flaviar Member Select (0.75l, 53.5%*) *please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary

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We raided the treasury of the recently reopened historic James E. Pepper Distillery and got our hands on the finest cask.

Larger than life doesn't even begin to describe James E. Pepper, the man who was instrumental for the passing of the Bottled-in-Bond Act and popularizing the Old Fashioned cocktail. When he wasn't tending to what was at one point in history the largest distillery in the US, he traveled around in a private rail car, ran one of the finest stables of thoroughbreds to compete in the Kentucky Derby, and rubbed shoulders with giants such as John D. Rockefeller and Theodore Roosevelt. After shutting down in the late 1950s the distillery lay dormant for 50 years, waiting for capable hands to resurrect it.

Enter Amir Peay, entrepreneur, history buff, and Whiskey aficionado, who spent a decade researching and rebuilding the historic brand and distillery. On his quest to restore the magical place to its former glory, he scoured the globe to get his hands on original bottles, going so far as obtaining documents by the legendary James E. Pepper himself, which contained the exact recipes, production methods, and drawings of the still system. The brand relaunched in 2008 and the gloriously restored distillery became operational in 2017.

What a pleasure it is when you get to pick out a cask with such a rich history. This one was filled by the Lawrenceburg Distillery and is a part of the Pepper brand's most prized lineup of barrels. Uncle Flaviar has a nose for sniffing out the best in the bunch, so you can be sure this Rye is a doozy. It has spent 4 years in new white oak and was bottled by hand in that historic Lexington, KY distillery. What a way to be a part of Whiskey history! 
  • Category Rye
  • Country United States
  • Region Kentucky
  • Distillery James E. Pepper
  • Age 4 Year Old
  • Style Straight Rye Whiskey
  • Alcohol 53.5%*
*please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 WARNING.

Appearance / Color
Dark honey

Nose / Aroma / Smell
It's a complex but well-balanced nose with notes of mint, eucalyptus, honey, cloves, and dark chocolate.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Full-bodied and packed with flavor, you can expect plenty of that honey, oak, minty, vanilla & chocolate notes, along with a pleasantly punchy spice.

Finish
Finishes long, sweet, spicy, and delicious with hints of nuts & fruit. 
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  • honey
  • oak
  • mint
  • vanilla
  • chocolate
  • spicy
  • nutty
  • clove
  • fruit
James E. Pepper 4 Year Old Rye Flaviar Member Select
James E. Pepper 4 Year Old Rye Flaviar Member Select
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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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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