Kentucky’s Blue Run Spirits just announced the whiskey maker’s first Single Barrel Rye Whiskey.
A statement from Blue Run noted that this whiskey drop, in time for Mother’s Day, is the second release from their Emerald Rye Series, and Blue Run Kentucky Straight Emerald Single Barrel Rye Whiskey is only available online starting today.
A follow-up to their gold medal Blue Run Emerald Rye Whiskey released in November of last year, this single barrel expression was contract distilled by Blue Run Liquid Advisor Jim Rutledge at Castle & Key Distillery in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Shaylyn Gammon, Blue Run’s whiskey director, said that these barrels were chosen to piggyback on the rich, complex flavors from Emerald Rye Whiskey, but with each featuring its own personality found only in a single barrel release.
And to add complexity, it’s also bottled at barrel proof with no water added to dilute the flavor or aroma.
“With Blue Run’s Emerald Rye Whiskies, I am trying to work towards a baseline flavor foundation for the entire collection, then find interesting or unexpected interpretations that are wholly unique but don’t stray too far from the original profile,” Gammon said, in the prepared statement.
“This might be somewhat easier when blending, but when you are working with single barrels at barrel proof, the art lies in the barrel selection, understanding how the distillate interacted with the barrel char level, and to the extent I can, what climate factors impacted that barrel as it aged over the years.”
Blue Run keeps up with the tradition, when releasing a whiskey just before Mother’s Day, that they name each of the single barrels from this Emerald Rye collection after the mothers in the lives of Blue Run founders. The whiskey maker’s notes and names for each barrel:
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Barrel #1 – Ashley:
PROOF: 117.1
Baking spices that dance around earthy saddle leather and caramelized wood. Slight clove and herbal combinations. Dark chocolate and warm coffee with toffee linger, sweet and dry.
Barrel #2 – Liana:
PROOF: 117.1
Deep blast of honey, cocktail cherries and smoked corn. Spice of cayenne that lays against the overlays of marshmallow. Toasty brioche and waffle cone combine with dense stone fruits and wood sugar structure. Mature, creamy oak finish.
Barrel #3 – Sharon:
PROOF: 117.6
Brown sugared bacon, golden raisins and honeycomb. Ashy campfire smoke with ginger snaps wrapping the tongue. Cocoa climbs on the finish and lingers with sweet tones of dark floral honey. Touches of licorice.
Barrel #4 – Shawn:
PROOF: 117.9
Smoky wood embers and creamy caramel with a background of baking spices and a medley of toffee and butterscotch. Gingery wrap that heightens and settles into plush oak flavors.
Barrel #5 – Janis:
PROOF: 118.1
Oak and crisp toasted frame. Chopped red apple that sweeps around layers of caramel and roasted nuts. Herbal notes of rosemary and sage give way to a reveal of cracked black pepper and butterscotch.
Barrel #6 – Cheryl:
PROOF: 117.9
Honey granola and golden-brown sugar. Sweet macadamia nut rolled in a twist of nougat with generous drizzles of chocolate. Biscuit with hints of orange marmalade. Caramel corn finish.
Barrel #7 – Jodi:
PROOF: 116.3
Tobacco leaves intertwine with coriander and black pepper for a savory reveal. Dark cherry and mint mingle with distinctive ginger and burnt truffles.
Barrel #8 – Minette:
PROOF: 116.7
Toffee bar and decadent caramel. Crushed walnuts come to attention with an array of clove and nutmeg. Bready essence of yeast and grains only heightens with a finish of roasted corn.
Barrel #9 – Kimberly:
PROOF: 116.8
Chewy bites of caramel that evolve into a myriad of baking spices. Smoky cigar box overlay with a boastful amount of dark cherry and ginger flavors intertwined to carry through to the rich flavors of oak.
Barrel #10 – Paige:
PROOF: 118.2
Balance of florals, cooked peaches and warm grains. Softness of vanilla with firm textures of oak. Concentrated toasted coconut and modest fruit. Finishes with nutmeg and a cloak of clove.
Blue Run Kentucky Straight Emerald Single Barrel Rye Whiskey has a suggested retail price of $199.99. For more information or to find a bottle, check out www.bluerunspirits.com.
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