The Clover Club
A 1908 pre-Prohibition classic — Michter’s Rye, fresh raspberry syrup, lemon, and egg white foam. Pink, silky, and worth rediscovering.
The Preakness Cocktail
A 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book classic — Rittenhouse Rye, sweet vermouth, and Benedictine, stirred and served up. A Manhattan variation worth rediscovering.
The John Collins
The rye branch of the Collins family — Redemption Rye, fresh lemon, and club soda. Spicier and more interesting than the gin original.
Wigle Reserve Pennsylvania Straight Rye Review: Smooth Entry Point
Wigle Reserve Pennsylvania Straight Rye brings Pittsburgh craft distilling to the rye category with a 4-year, 84-proof expression that prioritizes approachability over aggressive spice. This straight rye whiskey from Wigle…
Green River Straight Rye Review: 95% Rye Mashbill Delivers Balance
Green River Distilling Co.’s Straight Rye whiskey brings a 95% rye and 5% malted barley mashbill to the table at 95 proof, aged at least 4 years in Owensboro, Kentucky.…
The Whiskey Sour
The benchmark cocktail — made right with Rittenhouse Rye, fresh lemon, and a proper dry shake. Get this one down and you understand how cocktails work.
Rabbit Hole Boxergrail Rye Review: Oak-Forward High-Rye Whiskey
With a 95% rye mashbill and a $50 price tag, Boxergrail promises bold. What it delivers is something quieter — oak-driven, nutty, and surprisingly smooth. It’s not the high-rye showstopper you might expect, but for the right drinker, that’s exactly the point.
Rittenhouse Straight Rye Review: A St. Patrick’s Day Reality Check
Heaven Hill’s Rittenhouse Straight Rye Whiskey is a 100-proof bottled-in-bond rye that typically runs $25-30 for a 750ml bottle. This 4-year minimum aged rye follows the classic bottled-in-bond requirements: distilled…