New Riff Backsetter Bourbon

CAPSULE REVIEW

Classification: Straight Bourbon

Company: New Riff Distilling

Distillery: New Riff Distilling

Release Date: Spring 2020

Proof: 100

Age: NAS (4 Years)

Mashbill:  65% Corn, 30% Rye, 5% Malted Barley

Color: Copper

MSRP: $50 (2020)

Official Website

NOSE

Vanilla | Light oak | Smoked barley | Campfire | Smoky & sweet

palate

Sweet vanilla | Straw | Light smoked wood chips | Green peppercorn | Touch of brown sugar

finish

Charred Oak | Light vanilla | Light smoke | Earthy with lingering spice

uniqueness
value
overall

For this limited release, New Riff used their traditional bourbon mashbill and a backset collected from a distillation of peat-smoked malted barley. The end result is a bourbon that tastes like it was barrel-aged in a used scotch barrel like High West Campfire was. It noses like a scotch yet has a distinctly bourbon palate. It’s great to see New Riff experimenting and innovating on what it means to be a bourbon.

The sample used for this review was provided to us at no cost courtesy its respective company. We thank them for allowing us to review it with no strings attached.
360 video

Written By: Jordan Moskal

July 1, 2020
photo of author
Available at these retailers
COMMENTS
New Riff Backsetter Bourbon
Also Check out
No items found.
Reviews By This Author
Recent Reviews
Recent Articles
  • Exclusive Content
  • new content summary
  • bourbon in the news
  • social media roundup
Terms of UsePrivacy PolicyEthics PolicyCommenting Policy