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Templeton Prohibition Era Recipe Rye, 750ml, 80 proof, squat bottle, no extra packaging, about $35-40, limited availability. This is Batch 3, Barrel 100, Bottle 146
A bomb from MoeCizlak arrived with the requirement that I do a review. Go ahead, twist my arm
Templeton Rye claims to be the whiskey of Al Capone, his favorite that he used for bootlegging operations. Nice story but how much if any is fact can't be proved although there are some anecdotal stories on the Templeton Rye website. Although there is no age statement on the bottle based on when the distillery started operation and the release date it is fairly certain that this rye is 5 years old. There are really good whiskies at 5 years old but we are becoming conditioned to think that old is better and that is not always the case. Certainly not in this case. Another note in it's favor is that Templeton Rye may be the only rye to have a song by name. (see song 4).
Templeton Rye noses a bright floral sweet rye, not in your face as some of the really aged ryes. The taste is smooth, I mean baby's ass on Teflon smooth. This stuff goes down far too easy. The rye is well placed at the back of the tongue while the floral and sweet notes dance on the front. The finish continues the smooth sweetness for a short period of time on the tip of the tongue but the rye stays for a very long time at the back. I've only had a few whiskies ever that have done that. I really like this but another reviewer said the best line about it: “imagine the flavor of Jack Daniels, but lighter. And now imagine that it’s actually good.”
Find it, buy it.
Thanks Moe!
A bomb from MoeCizlak arrived with the requirement that I do a review. Go ahead, twist my arm
Templeton Rye claims to be the whiskey of Al Capone, his favorite that he used for bootlegging operations. Nice story but how much if any is fact can't be proved although there are some anecdotal stories on the Templeton Rye website. Although there is no age statement on the bottle based on when the distillery started operation and the release date it is fairly certain that this rye is 5 years old. There are really good whiskies at 5 years old but we are becoming conditioned to think that old is better and that is not always the case. Certainly not in this case. Another note in it's favor is that Templeton Rye may be the only rye to have a song by name. (see song 4).
Templeton Rye noses a bright floral sweet rye, not in your face as some of the really aged ryes. The taste is smooth, I mean baby's ass on Teflon smooth. This stuff goes down far too easy. The rye is well placed at the back of the tongue while the floral and sweet notes dance on the front. The finish continues the smooth sweetness for a short period of time on the tip of the tongue but the rye stays for a very long time at the back. I've only had a few whiskies ever that have done that. I really like this but another reviewer said the best line about it: “imagine the flavor of Jack Daniels, but lighter. And now imagine that it’s actually good.”
Find it, buy it.
Thanks Moe!
