This is good Rye Whiskey.
There is so much great Rye whisky on the marked and to many people avoid it – Why – I don’t know, but they cheat themselves from some good experiences.
My first experience with Pikesville was at a whisky fair. I had just had a taste of Michter’s Straight Rye which I think is awesome. I don’t think my expectations was that I was about to have a Rye whisky that would match it – But when I nosed Pikesville I was fantastic sent meeting my nose and the taste – wauw. This is in my taste just at great taste and I will undoubtedly have Pikesville Straight Rye again.
Pikesville Rye was produced i Maryland in the 1890s but was shut down in the 1920s during Prohibition. Pikesville was reopened after Prohibition but the rye whiskey production died out in Maryland and Pikesville was the last brand standing, but also shut.
Now Heaven Hill is producing Pikesville Straight Rye Whiskey in Kentucky, I think from the Bernheim distillery, and they are holding on to the traditions from the old Maryland way of making Rye whiskey.
I have come cross two sets of Mash bills for this Pikesville and I must admit – I don’t know which one is rightโฆ
It is assumed to be this one: 51% Rye, 39% Corn and 10% Barley.
The other one I have found is: 51% Rye, 37% Corn and 12 % Malted Barley.
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๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐ฎ: Heaven Hill
๐๐๐ข๐: Pikeville
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐: Straight Rye
๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ: USA- Kentucky
๐ผ๐๐: 6 Years Old
๐ผ๐ก๐ %: 55 (110 Proof)
๐พ๐๐จ๐ ๐จ: New American White Oak
๐พ๐๐๐ก๐ก-๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐: ? (I don’t think it is)
๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ก๐ค๐ช๐ง: Yes
๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ: ?
๐ฝ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฃ: ?
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ฐ๐๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ ๐ ฝ๐ พ๐๐ ด๐
๐: Floral, caramel, vanilla, toffee, brown sugar, nuts
๐: Rich flavors, dry, spices, honey, toffee, vanilla, orange, nutty, just a little hot
๐: Medium to long, delicious, brown sugar, light nutty, black coffee, oak
๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ: ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ (5/6) (Maybe even 5.5)
๐ ผ๐ ๐๐ ฐ๐๐ ธ๐ ฝ๐ ถ ๐๐๐๐๐ ด๐ ผ
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ – ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ – ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ’๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ – ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐๐ข ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐
๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ – ๐’๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฎ
๐ฅ๐ฅ – ๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ
๐ฅ – ๐๐๐ฉ’๐จ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐จ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ