History,
The Original Hot Honey Rye! Don't be fooled by imitations and products using cheap artificial flavorings!
Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye® is a reprise of a very popular Barrel Select offering we did in 2022, and now we're introducing it as a permanent line extension.
When you take our beautiful, potstilled 100% rye whisky, and you add three types of local Virginia honey (wildflower, clover, and buckwheat) and an infusion of chile peppers, you get something amazing. Because we use real honey, the aroma and flavor of honey are dominant in this whisky, and the honey gives a very pleasant viscosity/mouth feel.
Just as you're savoring the whisky, the peppers come in with a surprising and delightful bit of heat. Smooth and sweet, with a ZING! This is a fun one!
Tasting Notes,
Nose: The nose opens with thick rye cereal notes alongside dried citrus peel, honey, and soft red fruit notes transitioning to earthy baking and barrel spices, and dark chocolate with white pepper as you nose deeper.
Palate: The palate opens with honey, more rye cereal notes, soft red fruit, subtle chocolate notes, peppery spice, a touch of floral sweetness, and candied orange peel. The longer you chew the more chocolatey it gets with barrel spices and faint stem ginger also emerging.
Finish: The finish opens with lingering grain notes, rye heat, and a flash of herbaceous green oak and stem ginger, before fading into a toasted oak and rye grain aftertaste.
The Original Hot Honey Rye! Don't be fooled by imitations and products using cheap artificial flavorings!
Catoctin Creek Hot Honey Rye® is a reprise of a very popular Barrel Select offering we did in 2022, and now we're introducing it as a permanent line extension.
When you take our beautiful, potstilled 100% rye whisky, and you add three types of local Virginia honey (wildflower, clover, and buckwheat) and an infusion of chile peppers, you get something amazing. Because we use real honey, the aroma and flavor of honey are dominant in this whisky, and the honey gives a very pleasant viscosity/mouth feel.
Just as you're savoring the whisky, the peppers come in with a surprising and delightful bit of heat. Smooth and sweet, with a ZING! This is a fun one!
Tasting Notes,
Nose: The nose opens with thick rye cereal notes alongside dried citrus peel, honey, and soft red fruit notes transitioning to earthy baking and barrel spices, and dark chocolate with white pepper as you nose deeper.
Palate: The palate opens with honey, more rye cereal notes, soft red fruit, subtle chocolate notes, peppery spice, a touch of floral sweetness, and candied orange peel. The longer you chew the more chocolatey it gets with barrel spices and faint stem ginger also emerging.
Finish: The finish opens with lingering grain notes, rye heat, and a flash of herbaceous green oak and stem ginger, before fading into a toasted oak and rye grain aftertaste.
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