Bottled-in-Bond Empire Rye
Shipping & Delivery
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Tasting Notes
Bottled-in-Bond Empire Rye
Pot Distilled
Traditional Techniques
Kings County embraces a variety of whiskey cultures and blends them into creative, distinctive whiskeys. We distill for quality over yield using true pot stills manufacturer in Scotland (Forsyths) and Kentucky (Vendome).
Mashbill
We source directly from farmers in NY and maltsters in the UK because we believe that good choices start from the very beginning. We source our grains locally in NY when we can because we believe distinctive ingredients make better whiskey. Here's a breakdown of what grains goes into making this product.
80% Rye
We source our rye from a local farmer in the Hudson Valley, and the variety or strain is called "Danko" rye - a hearty grain with roots in Poland. Our rye whiskey is perhaps most illustrative of the whiskey you might've found in New York pre-prohibition as rye was widely available and commonly used in whiskey production in the mid-Atlantic region, until it began to decline in the 1870s. Very few commercial ryes are made in the traditional way, and ours represents a rebirth of America's first whiskey style.
20% Malted Barley
Our grain comes from Thomas Fawcett Maltsters in the UK. Specifically, we use Golden Promise malted pale barley. Our high-malt mashbill borrows more from Scotch whiskey than traditional bourbons who typically add a flavoring grain such as rye or wheat.
Distillery Exclusive Whiskeys
Our most reserved distillery exclusive whiskeys, signified by the application of a black label, are our finest whiskeys. We recommend drinking them neat, with a few drops of water, or over ice as you prefer. That being said, we're not going to tell you what to do with your bottles. When we taste whiskeys, we like to use a small, tulip-shaped glass or a glenciarn and drink it at bottling proof to start. Letting the glass stand will allow the whiskey to open up as the most volatile compounds evaporate off first.
