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Whiskey Review: Stranahan’s NY Rye Cask Finished Single Malt

We review Stranahan’s NY Rye Cask Finished Single Malt. It's a distillery-only release.

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Stranahan's NY Rye Cask Finished Single Malt (image via Suzanne Bayard)

Tasting Notes

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Appearance:
This is pale golden yellow with an orange undertone.
Nose:
This opens with notes of varnished wood, candied oranges, and butter. It’s pungent with a light hint of bananas and new tennis balls. The orange note deepens into orange oil with hints of black tea and warm scones keeping it fresh. It’s definitely herbaceous with a note of fresh pine needle. I’m really enjoying the aromatics.
Palate:
The palate is very tannic with a moderate to full-body. It’s rich in aromas of baking spices, driftwood, and dried bananas. The finish is refreshing and light with grippy tannins and lingering aromas of blond tobacco, blood orange, and cedar with a lush vanilla and pine resin note that hangs on for a minute or so. Water brings out a beautiful note like fine mineral water.
Finish:
Comments:
Unlike the extra añejo tequila cask finished single malt release I reviewed a few months ago, I feel as though this is a more harmonious whiskey. The NY rye cask adds to the experience without clashing with or overpowering the base whiskey. I’m a whiskey neat kind of gal, and this is near perfect as such.

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.

Suzanne Bayard

Suzanne Bayard struck out to the West Coast with her now husband almost a decade ago to explore the intersection of wine and policy in its world-class wine regions. She manages a Portland, OR bottle shop by day as the wine buyer and newsletter editor. She is also the Director of the Deep Roots Coalition, an organization of 30 Willamette Valley wineries that educate on and promote dry farming and sustainable practices. She joined the Whiskey Wash to explore two other passions: writing and whiskey.

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