Comments on: Rhubarb and Rye

By: napplegate

napplegate — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:36:52 +0000

I’ve tried the (ri)1 on quite a few occasions having a bottle of it at my disposal behind the bar and for some reason I absolutely loath the product. I feel it has a really ‘funky’ finish and a bit too much heat for my liking. I’m a much greater fan of say pappy van winkle, black maple hill or even the sazerac 6 for that matter.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:14:23 +0000

John, Wow. It won over Sazerac? That’s surprising. Great tasting!

By: rhesuspieces00

rhesuspieces00 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:36:32 +0000

So I picked up a bottle of Old Overholt today, and my roommate and I administered blind taste tests to each other (identical glasses with stickers on the bottom so we couldn’t see which we were tasting when we finished). Old Overholt won on both counts!

Right away, I thought I knew which was the Sazerac, because I figured it would have less burn and more complexity, but it turns out thats not the case.

By: Peter Karnowski

Peter Karnowski — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:33:11 +0000

Only within the last four months or so have I been introduced to the rye world. I am currently stocking Michter’s and Sazerac. I will soon be getting the Sazerac 18yr and the (ri)1 upon which I will do a tasting of all four. Haave you had the Pappy Van Winkle rye??

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:46:14 +0000

Rhesus – Old Potrero is a lovely, well-crafted whiskey, but in style and flavor it’s closer to a single malt (well, I guess it IS a single malt) than a straight rye whiskey. That 100 percent rye mashbill makes for an interesting character, but if you’re looking for a premium rye to mix your Manhattans and Sazeracs (or Rhubarbs and Rye) with, Old Potrero doesn’t really have the flavor profile that fits the bill.

By: Rowen

Rowen — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:37:34 +0000

My housemate and I like Sazerac in many things, but prefer Russell’s for Manhattans.

By: Tiare

Tiare — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:52:31 +0000

Awesome photo and awesome garnish!

The only rye we can get here is Wild Turkey and it has to be special ordered.

By: Jay Hepburn

Jay Hepburn — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:30:07 +0000

Beautiful photo and garnish Rick! How did you achieve that background?

My favourite rye is LeNell’s Red Hook, followed closely by Black Maple Hill 21 and the Thomas H. Handy. Sadly they are all expensive, and/or difficult to get hold of. Especially so here in the UK! For general mixing though I don’t think you can really go wrong with Rittenhouse Bonded.

By: rhesuspieces00

rhesuspieces00 — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:15:44 +0000

What are your feelings on Old Potrero? I haven’t sprung for a bottle yet.