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Stirred and spirit-forward and Manhattan / Brooklyn-like. Rye whiskey-based with aromatised wine complexity and apricot brandy adding flavoursome fruity...
Morten Carlsbaek
10th October 2024 at 20:04
Apparently, Wild Turkey 101 bourbon is produced with a big part of rye without being a rye whiskey. Maybe it is the perfect non-distinct sort-of-rye whiskey for this cocktail? Please comment, active persons on Difford's.
6th August at 15:06
I haven’t had the pleasure of trying Stauning, but strongly suspect you are right - many of the famous bourbons and ryes are skilful blends, perhaps more akin to a blended scotch in comparison to a single malt. The Praecocia in variants above is a very similar bourbon version. I’m guessing Rittenhouse will be the most common option of going for 50% ABV rye, and it’s a barely legal 51% rye, rest is corn and barley. This works for a lot of bittersweet Manhattan riffs etc, but not for others such as Sunray and haystack, where corn heavy bourbon harmonises nicely with flavours such as orange and cognac.
11th October 2024 at 09:51
As far as I'm aware, Wild Turkey bourbon only has 13% rye in its mash bill.
11th October 2024 at 10:38
Interesting. I wondered and consulted Wild Turkey's homepage for info about their 101 bourbon. It stated a high rye content. I find the blurred line between bourbons and ryes confusing. Only with Staunings Rye can I very clearly taste the rye, like in rye bread and in Old Duff Genever.