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High N’ Wicked Cask Strength 5 Year Rye

Rye High n' Wicked
  • Distiller

    New Riff Distilling

  • Bottler

    High N' Wicked

  • ABV

    62%

  • Age

    5 Years

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Released in April 2024, this cask-strength rye was distilled by New Riff from a mashbill of 91% rye and 9% malted barley. It was then aged five years and selected by the indie bottler, High N' Wicked. Bottled at 124 proof, this rye has a suggested retail price of $90.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 89
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Julia Higgins
  • A decent amount of char and wood are also present, and the char in particular picks up on the finish, partnered with caramel swirl, coffee bean, and apple muffin.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Nino Kilgore-Marchetti
  • High n’ Wicked Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey does a solid job presenting itself as a rye whiskey of note, giving balanced flavors and little to be disturbed by
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • Fiery, scorched grains and some creosote linger well into the finish, though the notes of orange peel, cloves, and cayenne at least give you something to cling to.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • Gorgeous stuff. This is some of the best new rye I’ve had in a while, and it stands taller than most of the recent New Riff single barrels.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Breaking Bourbon
  • By Eric Hasman
  • Though this cask strength rye is sourced from a familiar Kentucky distillery, it doesn’t discount what this rye gets right.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Punchy on the nose. Brown sugar meets strong herbal rye with a kick of black pepper and candied ginger.

  • Taste:

    Sweet on the palate, with confectioners sugar, ginger, vanilla bean, caramel candies and a touch of artificial fruit sweetness — kind of like DOTS. It's weird, but I like that note. Tons of rye spice here with black tea and tobacco.

  • Finish:

    Long finish, punchy and fun. It’s rye all the way through, with tons of black tea, rye spice, candied ginger, brown sugar and maple.

  • Overall:

    Gorgeous stuff. This is some of the best new rye I’ve had in a while, and it stands taller than most of the recent New Riff single barrels. Great stuff and a huge tip of the hat to High N' Wicked.

  • Score:

    88

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

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