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High Wire Distilling New Southern Revival Rye

Rye High Wire
  • Distiller

    High Wire Distilling Co.

  • Bottler

    High Wire Distilling Co.

  • ABV

    45%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $30 to $59.99

High Wire Distilling New Southern Revival Rye is a 90-proof whiskey produced by High Wire Distilling in South Carolina. Made with Wrens Abruzzi rye, an heirloom grain sourced from the Carolinas, it is processed in its raw, un-malted state to highlight the grain’s natural characteristics.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • This incredibly, wildly distinctive rye whiskey has blown me away
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Carin Moonin
  • It’s got a cozy, library vibe, which we enjoyed. An easy drinkin’ sipper. Drink it neat.
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  • Raided Score: 87
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The taste starts off soft, then develops a great spiciness with clove, cinnamon, toasted oak, dill, honey, a touch of smokiness, and pipe tobacco.
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  • Raided Score: 94
  • Wine Enthusiast
  • By Kara Newman
  • This complex whiskey shows caramel, espresso and cocoa up front, and finishes exceedingly long with leather, cigar wrapper, orange peel, allspice, and even a whiff of campfire smoke.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Super herbal and spicy — off the bat I can already tell this will rule in a Manhattan. Anise, pine, amaro, orange peel, pear, clove, brioche, almond. Really enjoyable and distinctive nose, if a touch grainy.

  • Taste:

    Moderate mouthfeel. A wildly distinctive and rich flavor profile brings lots of anise and brioche, as well as cinnamon, almonds, clove, tobacco and black pepper.

  • Finish:

    Big brioche continues on the finish, joined by almonds, blueberry, charcoal, black tea, cherry, cardamom, lemon poppyseed muffins and sassafras.

  • Overall:

    Wow. This incredibly, wildly distinctive rye whiskey has blown me away. A bottle of this is only $50? Steal.

  • Score:

    88

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

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