Redwood Empire ‘Rocket Top’ Batch #2 Straight Rye Whiskey 750ml 50%

5-year-old. Bottled in Bond

Details
750ml: 100 Proof (50% alc)
Age: 5-year-old
Region: Sonoma County, California
Batch No: 002
Bottler: Redwood Empire
Barrel Type: American White Oak

Description:
This straight rye whiskey was aged for five years in 53-gallon American White Oak barrels, primarily toasted and charred to level 3. This release maintains the 4-grain mash bill that adds 3% of Corn resulting in a touch more sweetness than Redwood Empire’s first release whilst still maintaining a high percentage of rye for that classic kick of spice.

The expression was bottled under the strict tenets of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. Aged in the temperate climate of the Northern California coast, the original distillate was altered only by the addition of pure water from the Russian River Valley aquifer. This bonded whiskey is the purest expression of Redwood Empire’s craft.

Mash bill: 87% Rye 5% Wheat 5% Malted Barley 3% Corn

The team comments; “The Redwood Empire stretches from San Francisco to Humboldt Bay and on to the Oregon border. The region is home to majestic coastal redwoods, some more than 2,000 years old. The Patriarch Forest in Humboldt Redwoods State Park is home Rocket Top, a tree reminiscent of a 365-foot-tall bottle rocket. This rye is as complex and extraordinary as the tree it represents.”.

What is the Bottled in Bond Act?
The U.S. government passed the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897. The Bottled in Bond designation is only awarded to American whiskey aged at least 4 years, distilled during a single season at one distillery and bottled at 100 proof only. (50% alc)