Rock And Rye Whiskey With Fruit
Any barman worth his salt er sugar would use these ingredients to soften the raw edge of then popular straight rye a fermented distilled grain abundant and well used by revolutionary soldiers.
Rock and rye whiskey with fruit. The addition of fruit fruit juices or other natural flavoring is allowed but optional. Boston s rock rye is based on a classic pre prohibition recipe which brings together rye whiskey sugar and citrus into a liqueur which closely resembles the old fashioned cocktail. Straight rye whiskey with raw honey navel oranges rock candy and bitters. 1 2 750 ml bottle rye whiskey or 375 mls.
According to the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau definition rock and rye has a minimum 25 5 alcohol by volume must be made with rye straight rye or whiskey distilled from a rye mash and contain either rock candy or sugar syrup. Rock rye was all the rage in the 19th century when straight rye whiskey mixed with rock candy sugar and citrus. Put the rock candy in the bottle first. With all types of rye the rock candy cuts the spice notes of the whiskey creating a mellower blend of spicy and sweet.
Almost like a pre mixed rye old fashioned just add ice. Hochstadter s slow low rock and rye. Surprisingly or not it tastes just like the ingredients. He recently started selling a 100 proof version 35 that is made with 8 year old straight rye whiskey and flavored with raw honey dried navel orange peels and a pinch of cane rock candy.
Rock and rye is a term both generically and brand names for a bottled liqueur or mixed cocktail composed of rye whiskey and rock candy crystallized sugar. Mister katz s rock rye 28 made with brooklyn distilled youthful rye whiskey read. Sweet vanilla and candied orange peel with a spiced apple undertone and a bit of tootsie roll. First bottled in 1939 mr.
Light straw and fairly translucent. It also comes in a rather snazzy gift box with a tumbler shot glass poster and cd telling you all about it. Add the fruit and then the rye whiskey. As early as 1914 united states government publications discuss disputes regarding beverages labeled rock and rye including a case of a beverage so marketed which was found by the bureau of chemistry to consist of water sugar.
25 for a 750ml. Several of the well known major brands such as wild turkey jim beam and rittenhouse rye whiskeys are all good choices. Using a good rye whiskey is essential but it doesn t have to be from a special edition batch. Instead of just innovating a new flavor to complement whiskey sazerac resurrected a classic whiskey combination called rock rye.
Delicious mix of rock sugar the rock of the title and rye whiskey with chopped fruit pieces added for extra flavour.