Peerless Kentucky High Rye Straight Bourbon

Peerless Kentucky High Rye Straight Bourbon stands out as the distillery's boldest innovation yet, featuring a unique high-rye mash bill—more than double the rye of their classic offerings—that delivers an intense fusion of savory warmth from seasoned oak, leather, and citrus on the nose, evolving into candied oak, charred orange, rich tobacco, and spicy rye pepper on the thick, chewy palate. This barrel-proof powerhouse (110.5 proof), crafted in-house with a strict sweet mash and never chill-filtered, balances earthy depth, dark fruit sweetness, and a tussling finish of dry spice and tea freshness, making it a must for whiskey enthusiasts craving a dense, winter-ready rye bomb that reveals new layers with every sip.

Peerless Kentucky High Rye Straight Bourbon introduces the distillery's first unique mash bill, featuring over twice the rye content of their standard bourbon for pronounced sweet and spicy notes. Crafted with a strictly sweet mash process, it's non-chill filtered and bottled at barrel proof—typically around 110.5 proof—to preserve full flavor intensity. This grain-to-glass expression from Kentucky Peerless Distilling highlights rye's bold contribution in a corn-based bourbon.

A savory profile opens with warm seasoned oak, leather, and bright citrus, evolving into cedar, dark fruit, plum, cocoa, walnut, and sweet grasses for deep complexity.

The palate delivers candied oak, toasted sugar, charred orange, and bright tea freshness with a thick, chewy mouthfeel; mid-notes reveal dark fig sweetness, warm leather, rich tobacco, polished wood, black licorice, butterscotch, and cola.

Warm leather and tobacco yield to a spice-forward close with rye pepper, cinnamon, allspice, toasted oak, dark chocolate, and lingering dark dried fruit for an exciting sweet-earth tussle.

This bourbon stands out as Peerless's innovative high-rye departure from their consistent traditional mash bill, doubling the rye for amplified spice and depth while honoring their 1889 heritage. Barrel-proof bottling and non-chill filtration ensure uncompromised richness, earning high acclaim like 95 points from IWSC for its layered baking spices, dried fruits, and bold character. It's a dense, winter-worthy powerhouse ideal for whiskey enthusiasts seeking complexity in every sip.

Savor neat or with a dash of water to unlock its multi-layered profile, perfect as a nightcap by the fire or paired with dark chocolate and smoked meats. Its high proof and spice make it rewarding in small pours, revealing new nuances from nose to finish. Avoid over-chilling to appreciate the full, unchill-filtered texture.

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