A decade after its debut, this cult-favorite, limited-edition rye is back with a new release — so grab it while you can. ... (rye whiskey only requires that at least 51% of the mashbill be rye).

Where rye whiskey has to have 51 percent rye as the base of its mash bill, bourbon needs 51 percent corn (or maize) as the base of its mash bill.

Rye whiskey is the whiskey that feels like advanced-level booze. There’s a lot more going in rye whiskey than your average juice, and that can be intimidating for the whiskey novice.

Rye whiskey’s fortunes were about to turn, however. By 2009, sales of rye whiskey had inched up to 88,000 9-liter cases, according to the Distillers Council of the US (DISCUS).

Rye whiskey, Glor noted, can smell spicier and cleaner. "We are really in the platinum age of American cocktail culture," Katz said, "coast to coast and everywhere in-between, ...

Frey Ranch Single Barrel Rye WhiskeyABV: 68.5% (137 proof) MSRP: $100 The same rye whiskey, but orders of magnitude bigger and wilder. This monster weighs in at a rather crazy 137 proof, making it ...

The Best Budget Rye Whiskey ValuesMSRPs: Less than $40. It’s more difficult to decide on tiers in the rye whiskey world than it is for bourbon, because there’s much less of a “bottom shelf ...

Rye owns sturdier elements which show well through cocktail construction, which is why archetypal bartenders of the mid-1800s relied on it to make their most famous whiskey preparations.

It is important to note that rye whiskey means different things in Ireland and the U.S. American rye must contain 51% or more rye by law, while this does not apply to Canada, the world’s other ...

Rye whiskey is generally spicier, peppery, and has a bit more bite than bourbon. I tend to get some darker, licorice notes, too. Can you drink rye whiskey in cocktails? Of course!

The difference between bourbon and rye comes down to a single factor: the primary grain used in their production.

Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye is an annual release from the Kentucky distillery — except when it isn’t. Unlike many other American whiskey brands, Michter’s limited bottlings arrive ...