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Balcones Tres Hombres Texas Whiskey By ZZ Top
Some things just belong together. You combine a little of this with a little of that because it just makes sense, and end up creating something that has never been done before, but somehow feels like it has always been. The Tres Hombres combines three Texas-grown grains, Corn, Barley and Rye, in the spirit of honest exploration and synergy that is the hallmakr of Texas and it’s whisky.
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New Riff 6 Year Old Bottled in Bond Malted Rye Whiskey
Our 100% Malted Rye Whiskey is Bottled in Bond without chill filtration, exceeding the world’s highest quality standard for spirits set forth in the 1897 Bottled in Bond Act.
Aged at least 6 years.
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New Riff 8 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Embark on a journey with New Riff Distilling’s 8-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, marking the distillery’s oldest bourbon to date. Bottled at 100 proof without chill filtration, this eight-year expression of New Riff’s flagship bourbon boasts a mashbill of 65% corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley. Co-founder Jay Erisman expresses the distillery’s anticipation for the bourbon community’s excitement, highlighting the richness of oaky flavors without any tannic or drying notes. Crafted from bourbons spanning two distilling seasons and aged a minimum of 8 years, this release signifies the beginning of a new era and the next wave of exceptional offerings from New Riff.
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New Riff Aroostook Straight Malted Rye Bottled in Bond
Whisky/Whiskey, American Whiskey, Bottled in bond, Brands, New Riff Distilling, Rye Whiskey, AlcoholWe sourced this exceptionally rare malted rye whiskey from a local maltier, who had run across a special parcel of Kentucky-grown Aroostook Rye. He offered to malt it for us, and we said yes! yes! yes! The resultant flavor, from both the Aroostook varietal and the Kentucky terrier is markedly different from our standard malted rye.
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New Riff Backsetter Peated Backset Bourbon
The New Riff Backsetter series offers profound evidence for the impact of the sour mash process on whiskey flavor. We are firmly committed to the production of sour mash whiskeys, according to Kentucky tradition; yet we are also committed to creating a new riff. For this release, we have used backset from peated malted barley in the mashing of our standard Bourbon recipe. The resultant smoky flavor is hauntingly unique, with layers of peat enveloping creamy-spicy Bourbon. Enjoy our latest riff on one of Kentucky’s oldest whiskey traditions.
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New Riff Backsetter Peated Backset Rye Whiskey
For this release, we have used backset from peated malted barley in the mashing of our standard Rye recipe. The resultant smoky flavor is hauntingly unique, with layers of peat enveloping spicy rich rye. Enjoy our latest riff on one of Kentucky’s oldest whiskey traditions.
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New Riff Blue Clarrage Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon
Dating from 1920, and derived from corn developed in Fayette County, Ohio, by Edmund Clarridge, Blue Clarage corn is a true Ohio original. Our pristine seed stock came from a caring farmer in Adams County. The resulting Bourbon is replete with unique fruit-tones aromas and rich, rounded textures that meld beautifully with our high-rye recipe – fascinating addition to New Riff’s ongoing exploration of regional heirloom grains.
Mashbill: 65% Blue Clarrage Corn, 30% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
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New Riff Distilling Red Turkey Wheat Bourbon
Red Turkey Wheat is one of America’s great enduring wheat varieties, dating to the 1870s. Once common across the country, it is preserved today by artisan bakers and distillers – and farmers – who care about flavor. Whether in bread or Bourbon, Red Turkey confers rich, grain forward flavors typical of old-time wheat varietals, while in this case, conjuring a zesty brightness to rise from the glass.
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New Riff High Note Collection Balboa Single Barrel Straight Rye
Welcome to the New Riff High Notes Series, a home for limited production runs, one-off whiskey creations, unique barrels, and all sorts of delights we find in the warehouse. High Note Releases allow us to share our riffs with the world in a nimble manner, connecting our passion for whisky-making directly to New Riff fans. Cheers!
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New Riff High Note Collection Bohemian Wheat Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Welcome to the New Riff High Note Series, a home for limited production runs, one-off whiskey creations, unique barrels, and all sorts of delights we find in the warehouse. High Note releases allow us to share our riffs with the world in a nimble manner, connecting our passion for whiskey-making directly to New Riff fans. Cheers!
Style: Bohemian Wheat Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Bottled at barrel proof without chill filtration.
Age: 8 years
Notes: Honeyed dark fruits with a peppered, toasty-bready finish. -
New Riff High Note Collection Kentucky Straight 100% Malted Rye
Welcome to the New Riff High Note Series, a home for limited production runs, one-off whiskey creations, unique barrels, and all sorts of delights we find in the warehouse. High Note releases allow us to share our riffs with the world in a nimble manner, connecting our passion for whiskey-making directly to New Riff fans. Cheers!
Style: Kentucky Straight 100% Malted Rye Whiskey. Bottled at barrel r=proof without chill filtration
Age: 8 years
Notes: Wood-spiced stone fruits, dusted with cardamom, cedar, and citrus fruit
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New Riff Malted 6 Year Old Rye Finished in Sherry Casks
We often think of our 100% malted rye whiskey as a malted whiskey first, and a rye whiskey second. The graceful, elegant style of the malted grains shines through first and foremost. Thus, we wondered: how would this malted whiskey perform in sherry casks, as so many global malt whiskeys are traditionally aged? The result: a round, rich, enveloping wave of first-fill sherry oak, followed by a burst of rye spice into the finish.
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New Riff Maltster Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Crystal Malt
For this iteration of our Maltster line, we explore a specialty roasted crystal barley malt called T-50. Used by many top craft brewers, this malt is gently roasted to achieve a mellow nuttiness. Together with our signature high-rye content, the result is equal parts toasty-savory malt and spicy rye.
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New Riff Maltster Kentucky Straight Bourbon
For our first Wheated Bourbon, our distillers reached into their brewing background and found inspiration in classic wheat beers. Here we mash three different wheats – Bohemian floor malted wheat, raw wheat, and a measure of gently kilned dark wheat together with our locally grown corn. It’s a new riff on a much-loved Kentucky Bourbon tradition.
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New Riff New Make
New Riff New Make is distilled from bourbon mash and bottled at 80 proof. New Riff Distilling is a new riff on an old tradition, that tradition or theme being Kentucky Bourbon. Founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer and entrepreneur, New Riff is led by a team of corporate refugees ranging from craft beer to politics and more. New Riff crafts a range of whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, and eventually Malted Rye and a host of specialty recipes—as well as Kentucky Wild Gin. Their mission is simple: to someday be counted among the world’s great small distilleries. Becoming one of the great small distilleries of the world is a long term play, with no exact ring to win, or title to be declared.
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New Riff Sour Mash Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey
American Whiskey, American Single Malt Whiskey, Whisky/Whiskey, Cask Strength Whiskey, Brands, New Riff Distilling, Sour Mash Whiskey, AlcoholNew Riff 7-Year-Old Sour Mash Kentucky Single Malt Whiskey is bottled at cask strength without chill filtration.
A sophisticated batting of five malt whiskeys, encompassing eleven different malted barley varieties and a multitude of cask types.
Our Sour Mash Single Malt is a provocative new riff on the hallowed traditions of malted barley. Comprised of up to five different mash bills, and slowly matured in a multiplicity of cask types, this unprecedented whiskey welds Old World inspiration to Kentucky’s sour mash technique. Distilled in our column beer still and doubler, it weaves a wealth of malty flavors into oaken age: a bold new concept in the time-honored Kentucky whiskey regimen.