Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Series Straight Rye Whiskey Review | The Daily Pour
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Smooth Ambler Founders’ Cask Strength Series Straight Rye Whiskey

Rye Smooth Ambler
  • Distiller

    Smooth Ambler

  • Bottler

    Smooth Ambler

  • ABV

    57%

  • Age

    5 Years

  • Price $30 to $59.99

Founders’ Cask Strength Series Rye is a straight rye whiskey with a mashbill of 88% rye and 12% malted barley. It is produced in West Virginia using an infusion cooking method that highlights the local climate. A bottle has a suggested retail price of $54.99.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Whiskey Wash
  • By Jerry Jenae Sampson
  • The bitterness needs a bit of balance to create a more pleasant drinking experience.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • The Daily Pour
  • By David Morrow
  • Delicious balance of sweet and spicy. This is a killer rye.
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  • Raided Score: 90
  • Distiller
  • By Amanda Schuster
  • The palate echoes the green pepper along with earthy green tea, caramel, cinnamon, clove, fennel, and toasted caraway seeds.
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • As with the bourbon, it presents as a surprisingly young, straightforward rye — perfectly approachable (at least with some water) but not otherwise overly distinctive.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Oak, cola, cinnamon, popcorn, gingerbread, peppercorns, orange.

  • Taste:

    Tons of gingerbread and powdered ginger balanced nicely by oak, caramel, cola, nutmeg and pine.

  • Finish:

    Nutmeg, gingerbread, cocoa powder, chili powder, brown sugar and a big hit of anise. Very sweet finish.

  • Overall:

    Delicious balance of sweet and spicy. This is a killer rye.

  • 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