MGP
Templeton Rye Spirits
55.5%
15 Years
Templeton Hidden Stash Collection 15 Year Old is a straight rye whiskey distilled in Indiana and bottled by Templeton Rye Spirits in Templeton, Iowa. It uses a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley and is the second release in the Hidden Stash Collection after a 13 year old. It's bottled at 111 proof (55.5% ABV) and sells for around $190.
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Beautiful nose full of sweet oak and candied spice. Spearmint, candied ginger, custard, orange peel.
Fantastic, thick viscosity. Plentiful oak and tannin on the palate are joined by cinnamon, candied orange, sarsaparilla, clove, dill and mint.
The finish opens with marshmallow, brown sugar and orange peel, and then moves into candied ginger, gingerbread and cloves.
Absolutely delicious rye. That green spice (dill, mint, pine) you expect from a 95/5 mashbill is present but smoothed out by the oak, which adds sweetness, richness and depth. A phenomenal whiskey, with my only knock being the balance; the spice can't quite hold up among all that oak.
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