Copper Fox Original Rye Whisky is distilled in Northern Neck, Virginia, from a blend of 2/3 rye and 1/3 barley. The grains are hand-malted and kiln-dried with applewood and cherrywood smoke. The whisky is double pot-distilled at 150 to 160 proof and matured in ex-bourbon barrels with toasted apple wood and oak chips. It is non-chill filtered and bottled at 90 proof.
The wood from the chip-intensive aging procedure is less pronounced than in their single malt (perhaps it’s just better matched by a more robust rye mash bill), but again, I can’t shake the feeling that they might have been better served by just putting it in a regular barrel for 17 months.
