Orchard-Blossom
Starlight Distillery

Orchard Blossom

Starlight Orchard Blossom Rye Whiskey is a small-batch, cask-strength, limited release that captures the estate’s farm-to-bottle spirit in its most expressive form. This release begins with rye whiskey distilled from a portion of grains grown on Starlight’s 700+ acre family farm, produced through the estate’s traditional sweet mash process and double pot distilled on the Vendome copper still. After resting 4 to 6 years in fire-charred, new American white oak, a blend of 8 to 10 barrels is finished across three distinct casks — Jamaican rum, estate honey, and estate peach whiskey — before bottling at cask strength.

A Triple Cask Finish
Where Starlight’s other finishing releases draw on a single rare cask, Orchard Blossom is built from three working in concert. The Jamaican rum casks contribute warmth and tropical depth, the estate honey casks lend a soft natural sweetness true to the farm, and the estate peach whiskey casks tie the whole blend back to Huber’s orchard roots. Layered together, these finishes transform the rye’s spice-forward backbone into something brighter and more expressive – a whiskey that tastes distinctly like the estate it comes from.

Tasting Notes

Taste

Caramel sweetness, candied orange peel, and subtle coconut, delivering a refined and elegantly structured finish.

Appearance

Dark amber.

Nose

Bright and expressive, with layered aromas of citrus, ripe peach, and Jamaican rum, complemented by warm baking spices.

Finish

Refined and elegantly structured, with the interplay of caramel, orange peel, and coconut carrying through to a smooth close.