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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...
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 2025 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.
I first made it with a very distinctive rye (Stauning Floor malted rye) and turned out being totally rye dominated in a unpleasant way. I learned - use a less distinct rye or go for a great bourbon in this cocktail.