PiggyBack Rye – Drink of the Week
Style8
End7.8
Combine-ability9.5
Buzz Issue9.3
Worth8.2
8.6Total Rating
Made with 100% rye, aged 6-years in American oak barrels and bottled at an eye fixed watering 96.56 proof, WhistlePig PiggyBack Rye was launched to the US market in April of 2019 with an inviting price ticket of $50 – $60. Preliminary markets for PiggyBack Rye included Illinois, Tennessee, Florida, DC and Missouri. Hopefully the remainder of the US will be capable to get their palms on this distinctive whiskey in 2020.
The brainchild of Grasp Distiller Dave Pickerell, PiggyBack Rye is the belief of Dave’s dream to create one of the best aged rye whiskey on your cocktail. He selected the identify PiggyBack to precise the love and respect he had for the bartending group. You’ll seen little issues, just like the Pig on the bottle shouldn’t be sporting a standard Prime hat however a Stetson hat as an alternative. This was Dave’s trademark, and he not often was seen with out it. Even the bottle design has been tailored from the distinctive WhistlePig form, for ease of dealing with by bartenders.
Prior to now we’ve had the pleasure of tasting our justifiable share of WhistlePig Whiskies and they’re excellent. Nonetheless, most of their bottles promote for $75 – $200, and as you may anticipate, they’re not your common on a regular basis sipper. For those who do occur to have deep pockets and a thirst for whiskey. I extremely advocate the Previous World 12 Yr Previous Straight Rye Whiskey and 10 Yr Previous Straight Rye Whiskey.
WhistlePig has made a giant splash within the whiskey scene over the previous decade. I personally credit score them largely for the resurgence of rye whiskey within the US. They had been doing it approach earlier than it was “cool” or worthwhile to distill unapologetically daring rye whiskies. PiggyBack Rye is simply the most recent in a group of distinctive whiskies. This occurs to be Dave’s final whiskey earlier than passing away in 2018 from coronary heart failure.
“On behalf of Dave Pickerell, and all of us right here at WhistlePig, we’re happy to share with you the most recent expression in our unparalleled providing of aged rye whiskeys, one in every of Dave’s ultimate crea- tions. WhistlePig PiggyBack Rye is a present from Dave to his associates throughout the nation and all over the world, and naturally, the bartenders who helped forge the WhistlePig model from the very starting,” -Jeff Kozak, CEO, of WhistlePig.
Just lately we rounded up just a few bottles of PiggyBack Rye for our tasting panel to get pleasure from. We sniffed, we sipped, we blended and we threw again some cocktails. We even raised just a few cheers to Dave! Nevertheless it all the time comes down to 1 query… how does it style? Effectively, let’s discuss it! Right here’s what our tasting panel needed to say about PiggyBack Rye…
PiggyBack Rye – Evaluate Breakdown
- Proof: 96.56 (48.28% ABV)
- Age: 6 years outdated
- Nostril: Cinnamon, black peppercorn, a hints of citrus
- Flavors: Powerfully spicy, with cocoa, cardamom, vanilla and citrus
- Value: $50.00
As you may think, it is a BOLD rye whiskey. We discovered it greatest served over ice or in a cocktail to assist minimize the excessive proof and daring complexities. For those who’re a fan of excessive proof whiskey, it is a doosey. We encourage you to strap-in and take PiggyBack for a check drive ‘neat’ to start out. This fashion you’ll be capable to recognize the preliminary punch of alcohol and rye spice in addition to the complexities of cinnamon, citrus, cocoa and vanilla on the palate.
Total, it is a implausible 6 12 months outdated rye whiskey. Particularly when you think about the value tag. Subsequent time you’re within the liquor store or at your native whiskey bar we extremely advocate taking PiggyBack Rye for a spin. You may as well discover PiggyBack Rye on-line, in case your state permits it.
MIX IT UP WITH… The Dave Collins
Substances:
- 1.5 ouncesWhistlePig PiggyBack
- Rye .75 ouncesfresh lemon juice
- .5 ouncesBlueberry Pie Syrup (easy syrup made with with frozen blueberries and baking spices; boil, cool and pressure)
- 3 oz. Topo Chico (or different mineral water)
Methodology:
Shake rye, lemon juice and blueberry pie syrup over ice. Pressure right into a Collins glass and prime with Topo Chico.
Originally posted 2020-01-17 14:47:13.