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Whiskey Review: Chocorua Straight Rye Whiskey

We review Chocorua Straight Rye Whiskey, distilled from a single crop of organic rye grain from Maine in the sour mash style and aged at least two years.

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Chocorua Straight Rye Whiskey review

Tasting Notes

About:

Straight rye whiskey aged at least two years; distilled from a single crop of organic rye grain from Maine; bottled at 90 proof and priced at $55.
Appearance:
This rye whiskey sports a honey-golden color in the glass, showcasing light legs and a thinner viscosity.
Nose:
It’s very much rye forward on the nose, given the 100% rye mash bill. Fresh notes of rye spice, baked bread, honey, apricot, and a dash of cinnamon rise from the inside of my glass.
Palate:
Spicy and delicate with a nice bite is my summary of this one. It hits spot on for what one would want out of rye at this age, reflecting that spice and oak in tandem with some butterscotch, apricot, honey, and rye bread.
Finish:
This goes down simple and with a nice kick of spice, slightly tingling my back throat as it fades at a decent clip.
Comments:
That is exactly what you want for a younger rye that will stand well as a sipper or a good base for cocktails. Nothing out of the ordinary is happening with this expression, which is sometimes just what the whiskey doctor ordered.

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.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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