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True Story Finished Rye

Rye True Story
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed

  • Bottler

    Saga Spirits Group

  • ABV

    50%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $60 to $99.99

Saga Spirits Group was founded by Wes Henderson, co-founder of Angel’s Envy, in 2023. The company's whiskey brand True Story debuted in October 2024 with two cask-finished offerings: True Story Finished Bourbon and True Story Finished Rye. True Story Finished Rye is a 100-proof blend of sourced straight rye with a suggested retail price of $69.99. Aged five to eight years, it is finished in Brazilian Amburana hardwood for two to twelve months before being matured in Pedro Ximénez and Oloroso sherry casks.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 80
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • It’s not my favorite Amburana whiskey, but it’s not too heavy-handed, making it a deft handling of a heavy, tricky finish.
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • WhiskyCast
  • By Mark Gillespie
  • The taste has good rye spices along with caramel, black cherries, honey, vanilla, and apple pie. The finish is long with lingering spices. Very nice!
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  • Raided Score: 85
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Sailor Guevara
  • If you’re a fan of traditional hot and spicy American rye whiskeys, you might initially find yourself confused by this whiskey, so approach this bottle with an open mind and a level of trust based on the group behind the whiskey.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Heavy brown sugar and amburana, cinnamon and sugar with a touch of pepper, rye and ginger

  • Taste:

    Pleasant mouthfeel, nice sweetness with a bit of viscosity. It’s pretty sweet; the cinnamon, sugar, leather, tobacco and Cinnabon amburana character melds with red berries, pears and apples.

  • Finish:

    Moderate finish, heavy spice and gobs of Amburana

  • Overall:

    It’s not my favorite Amburana whiskey, but it’s not too heavy-handed, making it a deft handling of a heavy, tricky finish.

  • Score:

    80

  • 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