Rye Whiskey is surging in sales and popularity worldwide. The old European style of whiskey (Dutch and German colonists brought it to the Americas hundreds of years ago) has had a rebirth in the last decade or so in pretty much every corner of the world where whiskey is made. Amidst this boom, many of the old and tired ideas about what rye is “supposed” to taste like have died. Thinking that all rye is just “spicy” is akin to thinking all apples are just sweet.

Rye — like any whiskey out there — can be nudged and nuanced into almost endless flavor possibilities, especially if you look past the U.S. borders. Though white and black pepper notes are often drawn from the grain, those flavors do not necessarily predominate.

I was lucky enough to get to drink a lot of old and new ryes this year. But I’m going to focus on the latter. I’m calling out the 50 best ryes that were either released in 2021 or dropped a new edition in 2021. Beyond that, the whiskey just has to taste good to make this list. Whether you can find it where you live or afford it is not a factor.

The 50 ryes below range from 95 percent rye spice bombs from Indiana to subtle floral ryes from Ireland to fruity and honeyed ryes from Kentucky to some international newbies and favorites from Scotland, Finland, and, of course, Canada.

Let’s get to it!

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50. Redwood Empire Emerald Giant Rye Whiskey

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $40

The Whiskey:

This 95 percent rye whiskey (from Indiana) is shipped out to Sonoma County, California where it’s blended and proofed. The whiskey is named after the fastest-growing Redwood tree in the world, the Emerald Giant.

Tasting Notes:

The nose ping pongs from malty cinnamon rolls with walnuts and plenty of buttery syrup to a touch of black pepper. The palate builds on that pepperiness. and cinnamon to bring about a nice warmth that’s countered by sweet honey and orange oils. The finish leans into the hot cinnamon, leaving you with a slight buzzing in your senses.

Bottom Line:

This is a good place to start. The rye feels like a good intro to Indiana’s 95 percent rye and how a blender/bottler can manipulate that juice to their palate.

49. WhistlePig Beyond Bonded FarmStock Rye

ABV: 50.5%

Average Price: $125

The Whiskey:

The vast majority of WhistlePig is/was Alberta and Indiana rye until the distillery actually began to age its own juice. Now, those sourced juices still make up the main lines of the brand but their own juice is starting to make and appearance in the Farmstock line. This expression is made with 100 percent Remington Rye grown on-site at WhistlePig. It’s then aged for around four-plus years before blending and bottling.

Tasting Notes:

This rye leans into dry wood, lemon zest, and plenty of cinnamon that’s a little sweet and buttery, like a cinnamon toast. The woodiness leans towards dry cedar bark with black tea next to peach, more lemon zest, and a holiday cake spice matrix. The finish starts to dry out with those spices as hints of burnt orange peel and marshmallow lead towards a note of a fresh dollar bill pulled from a new stack.

Bottom Line:

I like this rye. There’s no “wow” factor but it plays well in cocktails. That said, it is a little on the pricier side, which is the point of WhistlePig’s branding.

48. Redemption Rye

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $30

The Whiskey:

This affordable rye is a sourced whiskey from MGP. It’s the famed 95 percent rye — aged for just under three years — that’s dominated the market for the last decade or so. The juice is blended by Master Blender Dave Carpenter and is brought down to a very reasonable 92 proof with soft Kentucky limestone water.

Tasting Notes:

This opens with rushes of cedar, green grass, nasturtiums, and soft leather. The palate feels like common black pepper next to more cedar with a touch of wet chili pepper flesh. The end combines mint, chocolate, and tobacco and packs all three into an old cigar box, and then dusts the whole thing with white pepper.

Bottom Line:

This is the same juice as the Redwood pick above. However, the vibe of this bottle is completely different. That’s thanks to the Master Blender looking for something that fits their palate for their whiskey. In the end, though, this is still a quality mixing rye above anything else.

47. Castle & Key Restoration Kentucky Rye Whiskey 2021 Batch #1

ABV: 51.5%

Average Price: $45

The Whiskey:

This new whiskey from Castle & Key goes easy on the rye. The mash bill is 63 percent rye, 20 percent malted barley, and 17 percent yellow corn. That spirit is then aged for a few years in only 80 barrels, which makes this a pretty small batch of whiskey.

Tasting Notes:

This feels like Kentucky whiskey on the nose with floral honey, bright cherry soda, meaty apricot, a touch of wet oak, and a faint whisper of dried roses. The palate dried out the wood and touches on hints of buttery toffee, candied ginger, eggnog, and dried fruits. Those dried fruits get meaty and sweet like a date as the ginger sharpens with a light warming spice next to a touch of cherry tobacco.

Bottom Line:

This is worth tracking down just to have a rye on your shelf that doesn’t read simply as “spicy.” Beyond that, this is perfectly fine on the rocks but really shines as a cocktail base.

46. George Dickel Rye Whisky

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $28

The Whisky:

This is an interesting whisky. It’s a classic 95 percent rye — like that one from up in Indiana — that Dickel is making in-house. Dickel runs their rye through the charcoal filtration process and then ages the mellowed juice in their signature barrels.

Tasting Notes:

This has a nose of peach, cedar, vanilla, and a bit of graininess. The palate balances cotton candy with spicy vanilla Coke vibes next to a creamy nature. The finish gets a little leathery with a hint of the cola spice driving back towards that creamy vanilla, a hint of dry cedar, and a dash of white pepper warmth.

Bottom Line:

This is the perfect mixing whiskey. Try this in your next Manhattan and don’t look back.

45. Chicken Cock Rye

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $70

The Whiskey:

This whiskey from a re-invigorated brand is comprised of that famous sourced 95 percent rye that’s aged (and now contract distilled) at Bardstown Bourbon Company. In this case, it’s aged for around two years before the barrels are blended, proofed, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

This opens like a root beer float with an eggnog ice cream scoop that leads to a touch of rye bread funk. The palate is like an old cedar box full of spicy tobacco leaves that lead back to the sasparilla of that root beer. The mid-palate has this spicy stewed peaches vibe with a hint of dried fruit, black tea bitterness, and touch more of that peppery root beer.

Bottom Line:

I really dig that sassafras note on ryes. For some that rings a little medicinal (and I get that). Still, this is a cool bottle of rye that works wonders in a cocktail and is perfectly serviceable on the rocks.

44. High West Double Rye

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $38

The Whiskey:

This rye is a blend of Indiana’s MGP 95 percent rye with own-make from the Utah distillery. The rye from Utah is an 80 percent rye/20 percent malted rye mash. Both whiskeys are a minimum of two years old before they’re vatted, proofed with Utah’s Rocky Mountain water, and bottled in old tequila bottles.

Tasting Notes:

This is pure apple crumble with notes of brown sugar, cinnamon/nutmeg/allspice, and a bit of mint. The taste has a dried rose note that leads into a very botanical, absinthe feel next to dry apple cores and stems. A warm mid-palate soon takes over, with plenty of black pepper and sharp cinnamon. That apple returns late, with a warmth that reminds you of apple tobacco on the finish.

Bottom Line:

This bottle could easily have been much higher on this list. But — spoiler alert — there’s another High West on this list that is damn near transcendent, so here we are.

In the end, this is a great cocktail rye that I also pour on the rocks from time to time.

43. Traverse City North Coast Rye

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $45

The Whiskey:

This whiskey from Michigan is a blend of Traverse City’s own-make (a 100 percent rye) and MGP’s 95 percent rye. The whiskeys are aged for about two years before they’re vatted and proofed down with that clear Michigan water.

Tasting Notes:

This is sort of all over the place from top to Bottom, with a nose full of soft leather, dried flowers, bready grains, lemon curd, and dark cherry. The palate has that creamy vanilla and eggnog pudding vibe with a touch of caramel corn, fresh ginger, and meaty dates. The spice kicks up on the backend with a very distinct cherry-vanilla tobacco chewiness that leaves your mouth buzzing.

Bottom Line:

This grows on me more and more every year. This year’s release felt a little more in line with that Michigan vibe (chill) and just more well-rounded overall.

42. Frey Ranch Straight Rye Whiskey Bottled-in-Bond

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $60

The Whiskey:

This whiskey from Nevada is a single estate spirit. That means it’s made with 100 percent rye in the mash bill and that rye (Winter Rye specifically) came from the Frey Ranch farmland. The spirit was then aged a few years before only a few thousand bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes:

Citrus oils — especially grapefruit and blood orange — pop on the nose with hints of floral honey, spicy malts, almond shells, raisins, and rummy molasses. The taste has the buttery brown sugar crumble vibe that’s accented by heavy ginger and black pepper spice, a touch of dried flowers, and a hint of dark cacao powder. That dark chocolate stays bitter as the finish brings about another touch of honey and raisin before descending into spicy ginger-infused tobacco and black pepper warmth.

Bottom Line:

This sort of has it all. It’s spicy, fruity, and plenty sweet. It’s also pretty unique and damn tasty. You can’t go wrong snagging a bottle of this.

41. Old Overholt Bonded

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $28

The Whiskey:

This rye hails from the Pennsylvania rye traditions of the early 1800s. The brand was moved to Kentucky almost 200 years later thanks to Beam. The juice in the bottle is a bit of an enigma since Beam doesn’t disclose the mash bill (a rarity for them). It is aged for four years and bottled at 100 proof per bottled-in-bond laws.

Tasting Notes:

This leans a bit more towards a high-rye bourbon than an out-and-out rye whiskey, with hints of vanilla, dry oak, and sweet corn. The taste really leans into the vanilla with a creamy pudding vibe leading towards salted caramel, more dry wood, roasted almonds, and a final spurt of heavy spice with a grassy edge. The finish stays dry and nutty as the spiciness stays more woody than peppery with a green edge to it.

Bottom Line:

This is the perfect cocktail whiskey. It’s bold enough to stand up to big flavors (like in a boulevardier orSazerac) while also being soft enough to drink in a nice highball.

40. Nashville Barrel Company Single Barrel Rye #511

ABV: 57.5%

Average Price: $115

The Whiskey:

Nashville Barrel is all about the barrel picks for retailers, bars, and whoever comes along (within reason). The juice in this case is that 95 percent MGP rye that’s around eight years old. The whiskey went into the bottle at barrel strength without any additional fussing.

Tasting Notes:

This draws you in with a cinnamon toast with plenty of woody cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, and a hint of vanilla bean. The palate is very peppery — kind of like milling some black pepper right onto your tongue — while balancing a nice touch of raisins, clove, and anise. The mid-palate dries out even more with a toasted tobacco leaf that leads back to a cherry-infused cream soda.

Bottom Line:

The good folks at Nashville Barrel Company are picking some of the best barrels in the game and bringing them down to Nashville. These single barrel releases are always worth tracking down and will surprise you every time.

39. WhistlePig Roadstock Rye Whiskey

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $75

The Whiskey:

This 2021 release from WhistlePig has a pretty cool story and a wild mix of finishing barrels. The Vermont whiskey maker had a special 18-wheeler semi-truck and trailer made to transport barrels of Canadian rye from Vermont to Paso Robles, CA, and back — and yes, they had a blocker car. Before the 6,000-mile roundtrip journey started, some of the whiskey was barreled into red wine casks from Jordan Winery which held a Bordeaux blend. Once the barrels reached California, the remaining whiskey not in the wine casks was barreled in barrels from Firestone Walker Brewery which previously held their Imperial Stout, Imperial Blonde Ale, and Experimental Ale. All the barrels were then driven back to Vermont for proofing and bottling, making this the first “road finished” rye on the market.

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a burst of berry brambles hanging heavy with blackberries, blueberries, and … savory gooseberries next to a wisp of green stems and seeds that leads towards a woody maple syrup and a hint of orange zest. The orange zest drives the spiciness of the palate as stewed peaches and pears combine the fruit, sweetness, and spice while cedar sneaks in late. The finish leans towards a spicy-yet-fruity tobacco leaf with a touch more of that cedar and a cinnamon cookie with a hint of brown butter and sugar.

Bottom Line:

Gimmick aside, this is a tasty rye whiskey. It also has a little better price for a WhistlePig release, which makes this an easy bottle to reach for when mixing up some cocktails or looking for an easy-drinking on the rocks pour.

38. Pinhook Flagship Rye Hard Guy Rye

ABV: 49%

Average Price: $39

The Whiskey:

This flagship 2021 rye release from Pinhook highlights the power of the blending happening with the brand. The base whiskey is a sourced two-year rye (from Castle & Key Distillery) with a mash bill of 60 percent rye, 20 percent corn, and 20 percent malted barley. Hand-selected barrels are vatted in small batches and then proofed with Kentucky’s soft limestone water.

Tasting Notes:

The nose on this is subtle yet vibrant with hints of plump and ripe apricot drizzled with honey next to a eucalyptus-heavy potpourri bowl and a touch of soft wood. The palate adds orange oils to the mix as stone fruit melts into a caramel sauce that’s just touched with a flake of salt. The mid-palate takes on a black licorice vibe that leans towards spicy absinthe and some more of that buttery caramel on the very end.

Bottom Line:

It feels like Pinhook is only one of two years away from topping this list. Their whisky gets better with every new release and this year was a great year for the brand. Pick this up if want a unique rye that works wonders in a Sazerac or on the rocks.

37. Rabbit Hole Boxergrail Rye

ABV: 47.5%

Average Price: $53

The Whiskey:

This crafty distillery makes their rye with 95 percent rye and malted barley right in Louisville. The juice is aged for three years in heavily toasted and charred barrels before vatting, proofing, and bottling.

Tasting Notes:

Hints of wildflowers, peaches, vanilla, and white pepper flutter on the nose. The palate has this earthy nature that’s close to a dried mushroom next to notes of cedar boxes, soft vanilla-heavy cream soda, a touch of rye spiciness, and dried tobacco leaves. The end collapses the cedar, tobacco, and vanilla into a single warming note and then leaves you with a hint of that white pepper.

Bottom Line:

This is another whiskey that has been growing on me. This year’s edition hit really well, especially in an old fashioned.

36. Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $43

The Whiskey:

This new release from Smooth Ambler mixes some very interesting whiskeys together. The blend is two Tennessee ryes (one 70 percent rye, one 51 percent rye), MGP’s 95 percent rye, and Smooth Ambler’s own rye which has a mash bill of 88 percent rye. Those whiskeys are then blended, proofed, and bottled in the hills of West Virginia.

Tasting Notes:

The nose opens with a stewed cherry that’s heavy on woody cinnamon sticks next to hints of vanilla pods and maybe some dried florals. The palate leans into the woodiness of the cinnamon stick to the point of feeling like a cedar box full of spicy cinnamon tobacco as creamy vanilla leads to a toasted coconut vibe. The finish lets the creaminess of the vanilla drive a sweet edge as the spicy cinnamon tobacco is just kissed with cherry syrup and dark chocolate on the very back end.

Bottom Line:

This is good stuff. It does feel like it could easily have been a bourbon, given the flavor notes. That’s not a knock at all because this is tasty whiskey. But this is a rye whiskey list and that’s why it is a little lower.

35. Angel’s Envy Rum Finished Rye

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $99

The Whiskey:

Starting back in 2015, this rum-finished rye has a lot of fans. The juice was primarily MGP 95 percent rye but they’ve been distilling and aging their own make for a while now and this whiskey has gotten better over the years. This particular expression is aged for 18 additional months in rum casks to get it exactly right.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is bold on this one with hazelnut shells mingling with rummy molasses, orange oils, vanilla cookies, maple syrup, and wet cedar bark. The taste sweetens that cedar as cherry peaks in with a sense of Nutella on the mid-palate. There’s a plummy vibe to the finish that just touches on dark spices, more cedar, and plenty of that maple syrup.

Bottom Line:

This whiskey really popped for me this year. It’s a great cocktail base that also works perfectly well on the rocks as a sipper.

34. Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $43

The Whiskey:

This Virginia whiskey is made from 100 percent rye grains sourced from local farms. The juice matures for two years in Virginia before it’s proofed with local water to a very approachable 80 proof.

Tasting Notes:

This opens with a hint of peppery spice that leads towards lemon cream pie filling and a touch of vanilla pods on the nose. The palate holds onto that lemon vibe and marries it to black pepper, like a 1990s “lemon pepper” spice blend, next to a rush of black licorice, white peaches, and more of that rich vanilla. The pepper gets powdery towards the finish — more like a fine white pepper — as the citrus lingers longest.

Bottom Line:

This is another whiskey that really popped this year. I big part of that is its accessibility. That 80 proof makes this one of the easiest-drinking whiskeys on this list.

33. Peerless Rye Absinthe Barrel Finished

ABV: 55.35%

Average Price: $134

The Whiskey:

The good folks at Kentucky Peerless Distilling had the good sense to ask, “I wonder what happens when we finish our rye in absinthe barrels?” and then they did it with their famous rye. They first released this in 2020, but I missed that one. I was lucky enough to get a taste of the 2021 release though, and the results are fascinating.

Tasting Notes:

This hits you hard with the absinthe right on the nose with anise, black licorice, and maybe even a little caraway popping up. The rye makes its presence known on the palate with touches of fresh peach next to light vanilla, brown sugars, and a mild peppery spice that leads back to those bold absinth notes. The finish is long and really leans into the botanicals as woody spices warm on the sense and you’re left with what almost feels like a salted black licorice tobacco.

Bottom Line:

This is almost like a Sazerac in a glass when you pour it over a rock or two. Seriously, you can just dash some bitters into the glass and drop in something sweet, and you’ll have the drink ready to go. All of that being said, if you don’t dig on absinthe-forward Sazeracs, this is not going to be for you.

32. Basil Hayden’s 10 Year Rye

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $78

The Whiskey:

This is Beam’s high-end brand and their high-end rye within that brand. The barrels are the ones that made it to ten years and hit just the right marks of flavor and texture to be batched, proofed down to a very accessible 80 proof, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

The result of the ten years of maturation is a softening of the spicy rye, giving this offering a much richer, more approachable flavor. Before you even take a sip, you’re met with aromas of peppery rye, subtle toasted oak, and lingering vanilla. The sip leads you into a symphony of sweet toffee, rich caramel, and warming rye spice. It’s all finished with a flourish of warming cinnamon and smoky dark chocolate.

Bottom Line:

This is a great entry-point rye for the higher end of the bracket. It’s so easy to drink, feels like a classic, and, I think, is getting better and better every year. Or maybe I’m just programming my palate to like it more and more. Either way, it’s good rye.

31. New Riff Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey Bottled-in-Bond

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $49

The Whiskey:

This whiskey is the famed 95 percent rye but made in Kentucky. The juice is aged for four years before it’s proofed with that soft Kentucky water and bottled without filtration.

Tasting Notes:

The nose draws you in with a balance between dry cedar, woody spices, and spicy root beer and soft dark berries, orange oils, vanilla pods, and a wisp of dried rose. The palate starts with a buttery toffee that’s spiked with cinnamon that then leads to more cedar and orange next to what feels like bubble gum. That mid-palate sweet note leads towards a deep and dark spice that’s warming but not hot. Finally, a dark cacao bitterness arrives and merges with the vanilla, toffee, berries, and orange oils for a slightly sweet finish that ends on a dry wicker note at the very end.

Bottom Line:

We’re not even to the halfway point, and we’re already into some seriously good whiskeys. While this originally dropped in 2019, each year just seems to get better and better. This is a whiskey to keep coming back to every year, pouring over some rocks, and really seeing what’s buried deep inside.

30. Hudson Whiskey NY Back Room Deal

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $63

The Whiskey:

This whiskey dropped late last year and has been getting a lot of attention this year on the award’s circuit. The juice in the bottle is Hudson’s three-year rye. That whiskey is then finished in their former bourbon barrels that Hudson sent to Scotland to age peated malt in. Those barrels were sent back to New York so that this whiskey could finish aging in them.

Tasting Notes:

You’re immediately greeted with a hint of peat that’s more tied to a smoked and meaty apricot next to smoked almonds and a touch of vanilla-laden streusel. The palate really amps up the sweetness of the smoked apricot as hints of menthol tobacco lead towards a very mild black peppery vibe. The finish takes its time as the smoked aspects of the sip play second fiddle to the spice and fruitiness of the rye on the slow fade towards more minty tobacco and smoked apricot.

Bottom Line:

This might actually be the most unique whiskey on the list. It’s also delicious, especially if you like a subtle peated malt every now and then. Still, it doesn’t lose its “rye-ness” and works great as a sipper on the rocks.

29. Knob Creek Rye

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $37

The Whiskey:

This is another bourbon drinker’s rye with a mash bill that’s believed to be only 51 percent rye (which is likely the same for the Basil Hayden’s above). This rye, however, is batched and proofed at a higher ABV, 50 proof, allowing more of the barrel to shine through.

Tasting Notes:

Classic cherry, vanilla, cedar, and peppery spice lead on the nose. That matrix of flavors delivers on the palate with the vanilla getting super creamy as the cherry really pops as “ripe” and “vibrant” on the tongue. The spice is more attached to a moist tobacco leaf with a bit of a chew to it that’s also just touched by dark chocolate cherry vibes.

Bottom Line:

No, Knob Creek rye isn’t new. But it did get a makeover in 2021 with a new bottle and label. Did that make the juice in that bottle better? I don’t know. What I do know is that this rye is delicious. It also stands up to ryes that punch way above its class price-wise. These are all reasons to drink this rye.

28. Woodford Reserve Rye Whiskey

ABV: 45.2%

Average Price: $40

The Whiskey:

This whiskey was a long time coming. Master Distiller Chris Morris tinkered with this recipe for nine years before it was just right. The juice has a fairly low-rye mash bill — for a rye, that is. The bill only calls for 53 percent of the spicy grain. The rest is made up of local corn and malted barley. The whiskey then spends up to seven years maturing at their Versailles, Kentucky facility before its blended, proofed with soft limestone water, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Grassy rye comes through with a nice note of sharp black pepper next to mellow pear and marzipan with a hint of cedar bark. The palate really delivers on the pear with a honeyed sweetness while the rye pepperiness ebbs and flows without overpowering the subtler notes of malt, clove, and even fresh mint. The end is shortish and leans into the sweetness of the fruit with a sharp rye spice counterpoint.

Bottom Line:

This is another new 2021 edition that grabbed my attention this year. I actually pulled out my 2020 bottle and tried this side-by-side, and this year’s was a little subtler and maybe a little more herbaceous.

27. Kyrö Single Malt Rye Whisky

ABV: 47.2%

Average Price: $68

The Whisky:

This single rye malt whisky starts off with 100 percent Finnish rye. The spirit is then aged for several years in those cold Finnish winters and bright summers in new American oak barrels. The final product is just proofed and bottled as-is.

Tasting Notes:

This opens very classically with notes of rich vanilla next to raisins and prunes, salted caramel, and a hint of soft oak and maybe a touch of wet rye. The palate turns that wet grain into a sweet brown bread with a rye feel to it as the taste hits on dark berries swimming in cream and honey next to caramel chews covered in dark chocolate. That dark chocolate drives the mid-palate towards a finish that sweet yet spicy tobacco end.

Bottom Line:

This is delicious rye that’s a great gateway to the brand. Try this first to get a baseline, then grab their latest batch releases to really go deep with this single rye malt whiskey.

26. Johnnie Walker High Rye

ABV: 45%

Average Price: $33

The Whisky:

This whisky leans into the moment rye is having worldwide. The blend is 40 percent single malts from Diageo’s stable of distilleries — particularly Cardhu, Glenkinchie, and Caol Ila — and 60 percent rye whisky aged in American oak. Those whiskies are vatted, proofed down, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

The nose feels like the best of both worlds as a twinge of rye spiciness mingles with sweet smoky notes cut with orchard fruit and a hint of vanilla. The fruit drives the palate with tart apples spiked with clove and anise as a buttery caramel sweetens the sip. The finish moves on from that sweet note towards a dry sense of woody spices and a touch of dried and smoked apple slices.

Bottom Line:

Slightly smoky rye whisky is really catching on (again). This brand new drop from Johnie Walker is a must-have for any rye and scotch lover out there.

25. Method and Madness Rye & Malt

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $105

The Whiskey:

Distiller Katherine Condon created this whiskey using a mash bill of 60 percent rye and 40 percent malted barley. That spirit then sp