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Whiskey Review: Anchor Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey

We review Anchor Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey, an unusual malted rye release from Anchor Distilling out of San Francisco.
  • Carin Moonin is a Portland-based whiskey enthusiast and writer.
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Tasting Notes:

About:
Appearance:
Dark gold.
Nose:
Like you walked into a candy store, but a good one. Twizzlers—especially the pull & peel kind—red hots, red foil-covered chocolate cherries. Also orange peel, and then a note of spruce. It’s complex and delightful. is candy, but the taste isn’t. It’s rich, complex, and smooth. I’d drink this neat or it would even make a fantastic hot toddy. My focus group (consisting of my awesome-
Palate:
Red hot candies, cinnamon, and cherry give way to a smooth, nutty finish. There is lingering heat, but no burn. A little piney, menthol but it all somehow works very, very well. Conclusion: The nose is candy, but the taste isn’t. It’s rich, complex, and smooth. I’d drink this neat or it would even make a fantastic hot toddy. My focus group (consisting of my awesome-palated frequent co-taster) used it in a Manhattan and declared the results “fantastic.” (I was more jealous that he made one when I wasn’t around to sample.) The Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey will run you about $70 a bottle, but it’s well worth it. FINAL SCORE: 89/100 [SHOP FOR A BOTTLE OF OLD POTRERO SINGLE MALT STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY]
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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.

Anchor Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey

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Tasting Notes:

Appearance

: Dark gold.

Nose: Like you walked into a candy store, but a good one. Twizzlers—especially the pull & peel kind—red hots, red foil-covered chocolate cherries. Also orange peel, and then a note of spruce. It’s complex and delightful.

Palate: Red hot candies, cinnamon, and cherry give way to a smooth, nutty finish. There is lingering heat, but no burn. A little piney, menthol but it all somehow works very, very well.

Conclusion:

The nose is candy, but the taste isn’t. It’s rich, complex, and smooth. I’d drink this neat or it would even make a fantastic hot toddy. My focus group (consisting of my awesome-palated frequent co-taster) used it in a Manhattan and declared the results “fantastic.” (I was more jealous that he made one when I wasn’t around to sample.)

The Old Potrero Single Malt Straight Rye Whiskey will run you about $70 a bottle, but it’s well worth it.

FINAL SCORE: 89/100 [SHOP FOR A BOTTLE OF OLD POTRERO SINGLE MALT STRAIGHT RYE WHISKEY]

Carin Moonin

Carin Moonin swapped a 5th-floor walkup in Hoboken, NJ, for a house in SE Portland a decade ago and hasn't looked back. She appreciates Portland's vibrant whiskey scene, finding it complements both the weather and her mood. Carin enjoys exploring the diverse world of brown liquor and its many facets. Her writing has been featured in publications such as Salon.com, DailyDot.com, Willamette Week, Portland Monthly, and others. When she's not indulging in whiskey or writing about it, you can find Carin running, reading, or on the hunt for free samples in grocery stores.

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