Classification: Rye
Company: Catoctin Creek Distilling Company
Distillery: Catoctin Creek Distilling Company
Release Date: 2020
Proof: 92
Age: NAS
Mashbill: 100% Rye
Color: Rust
MSRP: $53 (2020)
Sugar Cookie | Brown sugar | Pine | Light grain | Light intensity but clean delivery
Herbal | Powdered cocoa | Cedar | Light Oak | Thin mouthfeel but silky smooth
Pine | Honey | Lemon | Young oak | Short to medium length
Founded in 2009, Catoctin Creek Distillery has been around a lot longer than most realize. For the “Distiller’s Edition” of their Roundstone Rye, the company selects 10% of their aging barrels they feel offer an interesting flavor profile and release them as a single barrel product at 12 proof points higher than their standard release. This particular single barrel tastes a bit on the young side, especially for being at least 4 years old. It’s a clean tasting distillate that drinks extremely easily, but lacks necessary complexity.