Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye Review | The Daily Pour

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Corbin Cash 1917 Merced Rye

Rye Corbin Cash
  • Distiller

    Corbin Cash Spirits

  • Bottler

    Corbin Cash Spirits

  • ABV

    61.5%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Distilled, aged and bottled by Corbin Cash in Atwater, California, this is 1917 Rye, made entirely from Merced Rye, a local strain known for its hardiness. Let's dive in!

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 93
  • VinePair
  • By VinePair Staff
  • While a bit expensive considering its age, this rye is a clear demonstration of a whiskey made with high-quality ingredients, care, and attention.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Jennifer Williams
  • Perhaps if it were aged a little longer it might have more to offer.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • Heavy and spicy, there’s no sign of youth, and if you can tackle the proof and rye spice, you’ll be a fan for sure.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Jordan
  • The rye is really intriguing and shows the distilling prowess of the Corbin Cash Spirits distillery. The downfall of the rye however, is its overly dry finish which seems to almost suck the moisture out of your mouth.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Spicy and ethanol-driven, tons of herbal rye character and a bold clove note. With plenty of cola and root beer character, this rye is punchy and delectable on the nose.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate, oaky and dry and packed with maple. Pleasant, powerful, spicy. It’s all rye all day, and the proof promotes this rye punch to a syrupy, rich sip. The richness is really impressive, and the brown sugar, cola and spice work great here.

  • Finish:

    Long, heavy on clove and pepper with a touch of bitter oak and a rich, tannic, spearmint and rye spice. Long, long finish.

  • Overall:

    This pour will no doubt be polarizing, but it’s a bruiser of a rye and a relative surprise for me. Heavy and spicy, there’s no sign of youth, and if you can tackle the proof and rye spice, you’ll be a fan for sure.

  • Score:

    88

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources