In Honor of Mother’s Day, Blue Run Spirits Is Naming Its 1st Batch of Single Barrel Rye Whiskeys After the Moms of Its Founders

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On Monday, Blue Run Spirits announced the release of its first single-barrel rye whiskey.

Blue Run Emerald Single Barrel Rye will be available only online at BlueRunSpirits.com beginning at 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday.

The single-barrel release is a follow-up on Blue Run Emerald Rye, which launched in November as the brand’s first barrel-proof rye.

Like the original Emerald Rye, Emerald Single Barrel Rye was contract-distilled by Blue Run Liquid Advisor Jim Rutledge at Castle & Key Distillery, blended by Shaylyn Gammon and is presented at barrel proof.

“With Blue Run’s Emerald Rye Whiskies, I am trying to work towards a baseline flavor foundation for the entire collection, then find interesting or unexpected interpretations that are wholly unique but don’t stray too far from the original profile,” Gammon said in a news release. “This might be somewhat easier when blending, but when you are working with single barrels at barrel proof, the art lies in the barrel selection, understanding how the distillate interacted with the barrel char level, and to the extent I can, what climate factors impacted that barrel as it aged over the years.”

In an ode to Mother’s Day, each of the single barrels from this collection is named after a mother in the lives of Blue Run Spirits founders.

Blue Run Kentucky Straight Emerald Single Barrel Rye Whiskey is available for a suggested retail price of $199.99.

Blue Run Emerald Single Barrels

Barrel 1: Ashley

Proof: 117.1
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Baking spices that dance around earthy saddle leather and caramelized wood. Slight clove and herbal combinations. Dark chocolate and warm coffee with toffee linger, sweet and dry.

Barrel 2: Liana

Proof: 117.1
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Deep blast of honey, cocktail cherries and smoked corn. Spice of cayenne that lays against the overlays of marshmallow. Toasty brioche and waffle cone combine with dense stone fruits and wood sugar structure. Mature, creamy oak finish.

Barrel 3: Sharon

Proof: 117.6
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Brown sugared bacon, golden raisins and honeycomb. Ashy campfire smoke with crisp ginger snaps wrapping the tongue. Decadent cocoa climbs on the finish and lingers with sweet tones of dark floral honey. Touches of licorice.

Barrel 4: Shawn

Proof: 117.9
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Smoky wood embers and decadent, creamy caramel with a background of baking spices and a medley of toffee and butterscotch. Gingery wrap that heightens and settles into plush oak flavors.

Barrel 5: Janis

Proof: 118.1
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Bold oak and crisp toasted frame. Chopped red apple that sweeps around layers of caramel and roasted nuts. Seductive herbal notes of rosemary and sage give way to a plush reveal of cracked black pepper and butterscotch.

Barrel 6: Cheryl

Proof: 117.9
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Honey granola and golden-brown sugar. Sweet macadamia nut rolled in a twist of nougat with generous drizzles of chocolate. Biscuit with hints of orange marmalade. Caramel corn finish.

Barrel 7: Jodi

Proof: 116.3
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Bright tobacco leaves intertwine with coriander and black pepper for a savory reveal. Dark cherry and mint mingle with distinctive ginger and burnt truffles.

Barrel 8: Minette

Proof: 116.7
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Toffee bar and decadent caramel. Crushed walnuts come to attention with an array of clove and nutmeg. Bready essence of yeast and grains only heightens with a finish of roasted corn.

Barrel 9: Kimberly

Proof: 116.8
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Chewy bites of caramel that evolve into a myriad of baking spices. Smoky cigar box overlay with a boastful amount of dark cherry and ginger flavors intertwined to carry through to the rich flavors of oak.

Barrel 10: Paige

Proof: 118.2
Tasting notes, via Blue Run: Balance of florals, cooked peaches and warm grains. Astonishing softness of vanilla with firm textures of oak. Concentrated toasted coconut and modest fruit. Finishes with nutmeg and a cloak of clove.

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