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Whiskey Review: Ranger Creek Texas Rye Finished In A Cider Barrel (Tejas Series)

We review Ranger Creek Texas Rye Finished In A Cider Barrel, part of a new series done in collaboration between the Texas Whiskey Festival and various Texas distilleries.

OVERALL RATING

7
$70.00
  • Scott Bernard Nelson is a writer, actor, and whiskey reviewer.
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Ranger Creek Texas Rye Tejas

Tasting Notes

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47% ABV; 94 proof. Total of 270 bottles made; 100% rye mash bill. Was available only at the Ranger Creek tasting room in San Antonio; $70 for a 750 ml bottle. Bottle includes a “Certified Texas Whiskey” sticker from the Texas Whiskey Association, a trade group that grants permission for such a sticker if the juice is “mashed, fermented, distilled, barreled and bottled in the state of Texas, with no additives other than ‘Texas-sourced water.’”
Appearance:
Gold with a hint of orange peel.
Nose:
Far sweeter than you expect with 100% rye; vanilla and tobacco up front, then baked apples come to the fore (and dominate).
Palate:
This is a mellow and approachable whiskey. Hay and smoked-peach cobbler early, then spice and a little more tartness mid-palate. Fades quickly and gently, never feeling boozy.
Finish:
Comments:
I’m a big fan of new whiskey-producing regions, and of what the Texas Whiskey Festival is trying to do with the Tejas series. Innovation is important, even in an industry with roots going back centuries. While I understand one of the points of the Tejas collaborations is to get people to visit the distilleries, it’s unfortunate this one was available only in San Antonio. It’s fun and accessible, even for people who don’t drink a lot of whiskey. I look forward to seeing what future Tejas projects turn out like, also.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Scott Bernard Nelson

Scott Bernard Nelson is a writer, actor, and whiskey reviewer based in Portland, Oregon. While currently working in higher education, he previously dedicated 22 years to journalism, covering impactful events such as 9/11 in Manhattan, crossing into Iraq with U.S. Marines, and contributing to The Boston Globe's Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of abuse in the Catholic Church, which inspired the film "Spotlight." Since 2019, Scott has shared his insights as a whiskey reviewer for The Whiskey Wash.  

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