Old Rickhouse Rye Whiskey
92 Proof
Our Old Rickhouse Rye Whiskey starts with sweet mash fermentation and distilled in our copper pot stills, this straight small batch Rye Whiskey is aged in new American Oak barrels for a minimum of 4 years, then blended and bottled at 92 proof. The result is a sustainable small batch rye whiskey displaying distinctive hints of sweet caramel and vanilla. The prominent characteristics of rye exhibiting classic spice notes which shine through, making for a long smooth finish.
Tasting Notes
Taste
Starts off with citrus, butterscotch and salted caramel that softens slowly in the mid palate, with hints of french vanilla, orange peels with sweet toasted oak.
Appearance
Dark amber.
Nose
Rich notes of caramel, citrus and toasted oak.
Finish
Long, warm with rich baking spices.
The Orchard Mule
Ingredients
3/4 ounce fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
4 fresh peach slices
Ginger beer
Instructions
Add four fresh cut slices of peach to the bottom of a shaker tin with simple syrup and muddle until peach is crushed up. Add Starlight Old Rickhouse Rye and lime and add ice. Shake vigorously for 5-8 seconds. Pour about 2 ounces of ginger beer into shaker and then strain into a rocks glass over fresh rocks. Garnish with a fresh slice of peach and a piece of candied ginger.
