Standard Wormwood Rye

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Distilled from a high rye thin mash with local NY grains and wormwood before being stave aged with American and French oak at four char levels. We distill and age our Wormwood Rye to drink straight like a whiskey. We distill with wormwood, a bitters, adding it after the fermentation but before we distill to act as a modifier on the spirit without giving distinct bitterness. The balance comes from the wormwood drying out some of the oak sweetness, giving rise to notes of rye spiciness that mix with the a clove depth of the French oak’s heavy char on the finish. While lighter chars of the American oak bring butterscotch, toasted maple, and brittle to the front and middle of the profile. No water and no sugar is needed, and no anise or licorice is used – we are distilling a spirit that departs from Absinthe, using the complex depth of the wormwood to create a layered whiskey. Crafted over a decade, bottling the feel of absinthe and the heart of rye. Our rye is a complex and perfect go-to drink that redefines what wormwood spirits can be. Substitutes uniquely for classic whiskey cocktails such as a Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and Sazerac because of the balanced rye profile and oak aging.

ABV 45%

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Our distillery is founded on experimenting with wormwood spirits. Early on in our trials, wormwood was an illusive banned ingredient, best known for its use in traditional absinthe. On our first distillation we fell in love with more than the myth though and unknown to us at the time, spirits with wormwood were nearing the end of a century old ban.   After over a decade of creating our own unique distilling methods we are releasing one-of-a-kind wormwood spirits that depart from traditional absinthe in profile, but use the wormwood in the distillation to create a distinct complexity. Farming our own wormwood in upstate New York’s Orange County where we grew up, we are using its bitter profile, once prolific in spirits like Vermouth and Amaro, to influence our spirits similar to how bitters do in a cocktail- but all in the distilling process. You end up with familiar but new tastes for what a rye, gin, agave and wormwood spirit can be. We don’t use anise or licorice – just keep the wormwood, allowing it create a unique depth and complexity in our favorite spirits.

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Weight 2 lbs

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