The Wiseman Straight Rye has a suggested retail price of $60 for a 750mL bottle. It consists of a 95% rye mash bill selected by Kentucky Owl Master Blender John Rhea.
This is the third Kentucky Owl release by Rhea, who previously served as Four Roses Distillery’s chief operating officer. There, he managed quality control, maturation, evaluation and product blending. Rhea was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2016 and served as chair of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association board of directors.
The distiller’s notes show that The Wiseman Straight Rye is bottled at 100.8 proof, and has a spicy nose with hints of rye bread and sweet caramel and cinnamon. On the palate, it offers rye flavor with a long finish that starts as rye bread and moves toward buttered cinnamon toast and ends with a hint of English walnut.
“Following the successful launch and customer response to our Kentucky Owl The Wiseman Straight Bourbon, we’re delighted to quickly follow this with the launch of The Wiseman Rye,” said Nik Keane, Global Category Leader at Stoli Group, in a prepared statement.
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Stoli Group purchased Kentucky Owl in 2017. Originally founded by C.M. Dedman in 1879, the Kentucky Owl Bardstown distillery went dark during the Prohibition era and remained dormant until a descendant revived the brand in 2014.
For more information, check out kentuckyowlbourbon.com.
