Sonoma Country Cherrywood Rye Whiskey

Description

Whiskey: Sonoma Country Cherrywood Rye

Made with a base of rye grain, and complemented by wheat and a hint of California Cherrywood-smoked barley, this inventive spirit is meant for those who seek out the flavors of a classic Manhattan cocktail in a distilled spirit.

Size: 750mL

Proof: 95.6 (47.8% ABV)

Origin: United States

Distillery: Sonoma County Distilling

Sonoma Distilling Co.’s Cherrywood Rye is made with a base of 80% Californian rye, 10% Californian wheat and 10% cherrywood smoked barley! That final one is not a common thing to see used in distillation, but it is very much a delicious thing, playing well with the classic spicy rye notes.

Sonoma Country Cherrywood Rye Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: Sour cherry and fresh grain mingle with sweet apple candy overtones.

Palate: On the palate, the rye pulls sharply forward, followed swiftly with spice and nuts, pekoe tea, oak and Lyle’s golden syrup.

Finish: The finish is short, with residual allspice, orange peel, wet wood and cloves.

Distillery Information

Sonoma County Distilling was founded in northern California by San Francisco native Adam Spiegel in 2010. Sonoma Distilling made the old-fashioned way in hand-made Copper Stills, using the finest in Non-GMO California grains to make their whiskies.