RagtimeStraightRyeWhiskey(700mL)

<p>Good old pre-Prohibition New Yorker Rye. </p><p>America was a fun place to be before the fun-hating people started the Prohibition, and one of the things one could hear in joyful saloons and hush-hush brothels was <em>“ragtime.” </em>Ernest Hogan, Ben Harney, and Scott Joplin were household names and this lovely American Straight Whiskey is bringing back<em> the syncopated rhythms</em> and alluring harmonies. And it has to be Rye, because be it Lincoln or some Dust Bowl traveler, if you asked for a Whiskey cocktail, you got Rye Whiskey.</p><p>Now, <em>New York Distilling</em> bets on Rye grown in the New York State (most of the mix), corn and malted barley. They pour the potion into enormous 53-gallon American oak barrels and age it for<em> three years</em> until it’s <em>more than just perfect</em>. This rich and intense Spirit can really handle any of the big names out there. But if we can make a suggestion, make Kings of Manhattan with Vermouth, Punt e Mes, Angostura and some orange bitters. Just don’t forget to taste it straight first.</p>