Castle & Key Cask Strength Single Barrel Rye Whiskey - STORE PICK

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Description

In 1887, Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. built a new kind of distillery destination in Millville, Kentucky. Inspired by European architecture, the site featured a real castle, a classical Springhouse, and a Sunken Garden. What he built became the birthplace of bourbon hospitality and tourism. Prohibition forced the closing of the distillery in 1920. Over the next century, the property changed owners and occupants several times, eventually falling into ruin.

In 2014, the Castle & Key team purchased the Old Taylor Distillery, in ruins. They got to work, building a consortium of like-minded people, often from outside the industry, who shared their vision. Their team restored the distillery and pondered a name that would fit with both the distillery’s history and modern ideals. After much debate and exploration, Castle & Key was a perfect fit as it highlighted both the historic distillery in the Castle and the importance of their water source, the keyhole-shaped Springhouse.

Taste

We were very excited to get the opportunity to do a Castle & Key Store Pick when it was offered to us. Being fans since their inception, it has been fun watching them “mature” and the whiskey, both Bourbon and Rye has come a long way! This store pick selection is a Rye Single Barrel and we hope you can stop in and taste it or take a look at our tasting notes below.

Bottle Count – 83

ABV – 56.9% ABV

Mash bill – 63% rye, 20% barley malt, 17% yellow corn – Distilled at Castle & Key Distillery

Barrel #4389 | Selected by Charles

Warehouse E

Age – 6 years

Charles’ Tasting Notes: The nose has a nice sweetness, barrel proof but soft (no burn), some nougat and caramel notes . The palate is full of beautiful rye spice and sweetness, not the typical bite from a rye. A long finish of baking spice and vanilla. A great sipper, and drinkable by all.