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Shortbarrel Rye The Afterswarm II

  • Distiller

    MGP, Green River Distillery

  • Bottler

    Shortbarrel

  • ABV

    54.3%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $100 to $199.99

Shortbarrel Afterswarm II Meadowfoam is an Atlanta-finished rye whiskey made from sourced 6-to-13-year-old whiskey from MGP in Indiana and Green River Distillery in Kentucky. It uses a 95% rye and 5% malted barley mashbill and is finished for nearly 12 months in barrels previously conditioned with Meadowfoam honey from Oregon's Willamette Valley. It's bottled non-chill filtered at 54.3% ABV and sells for $114.99.

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  • Raided Score: 92
  • Whisky Advocate
  • By Danny Brandon
  • Spices take the wheel on the palate, offering cinnamon stick, allspice, ground nutmeg, pickled ginger, and hot pepper, all underscored by a pleasant honey-maple sweetness. Chocolate-covered chiles lead the finish, also joined by more honey, cinnamon, and very subtle florality.
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