Remember when we said we do things the hard way in pursuit of great whiskey? Our Single Malt project is a complex dance of multiple malted barleys, layered mashbills, and changing cask finishes, always chasing the perfect song. Each year, we fine-tune and reimagine the blend, building something complex, distinctive, and never the same.
New Riff’s Single Malt Project is an ambitious, long-term exploration of what malt whiskey can become when viewed through a distinctly Kentucky lens. Guided by our distillers’ deep roots in brewing, the project draws on global malted barley traditions and whiskey influences, from classic British and Scotch malt styles to the time-honored techniques of Kentucky whiskey making, crafted on our all-copper column still. Rather than aiming to replicate any one tradition, the project embraces curiosity, innovation, and complexity, treating malt whiskey as a creative canvas rather than a fixed category. Each annual release reflects years of experimentation, learning, and refinement, making New Riff Single Malt not just a whiskey, but another example of what it means to put a New Riff on an Old Tradition.
Each annual release of New riff Single Malt contains a code on the front label. The code contains data for the year, the number of mashbills featured in the blend, the total number of different types of malted barleys within the mashbills, and the number of types of casks used.
25.03.06.06
Release Year
Mashbills
Malted Barleys
Cask types
25.03.06.06
Release Year
Mashbills
Malted Barleys
Cask types
Total number of mashbills involved in the project and malted barleys involved in the mashbills.
A classic English ale malt developed in the 1960s, prized for its distinct grassy, grainy character that brings bold, expressive flavor when used in whiskey.
A legendary 1960s-vintage British malt made famous in Scotch whisky, known for its rich body and classic malt character.
A barleywine-inspired mashbill built from two-row malted barley, toasted crystal malts, and a touch of roasted chocolate malt, designed to evoke the rich, powerful character of long-lived ales that inspired it.
SMP4 is a Belgian Quadrupel inspired mashbill featuring Special B and CaraBelge malts that create a dark, bready, quietly powerful whiskey that integrates effortlessly into the blend.
A peated malt whiskey made with Scottish peated barley, delivering bold, smoky depth that adds a subtle, welcome layer of complexity and smoke to our Single Malt blend.
An 1800s heirloom British malt variety.
The total number of cask types used in the project.
(French and American oak)
Our Process
At New Riff, we craft our Single Malt Whiskey using the Kentucky Regimen, employing sour mash fermentation, a copper column still and doubler, and Kentucky style maturation, which sets our approach apart from traditional single malt production that typically relies on pot stills and non–sour mash methods, resulting in a distinctly Kentucky expression of malt whiskey.
Whiskey Library
From current to past releases, browse the entire collection of New Riff offerings in our Whiskey Library, home to everything we’ve crafted, including rare and limited releases.
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