113.9 Proof | Aged at Least 7 Years
56.95% alc/vol. | Straight Malt Whiskey
New Riff’s Sour Mash Single Malt Whiskey is a provocative new riff on the hallowed traditions of malted barley. Comprised of up to six different mashbills, and slowly matured in a multiplicity of cask types, this unprecedented whiskey welds Old World inspiration to Kentucky’s sour mash technique. Distilled in our column beer still and doubler, it weaves a wealth of malty flavors into oaken age: a bold new concept in the time-honored Kentucky whiskey regimen.
Each offers a distinct flavor profile, harmonizing into a whole that is greater than the sum of the parts.
Aged at least 7 years / 110 Proof
Straight-up, the oak is forward and layered (oloroso sherry, red wine, brandy, new oak), chewy texture, and drying but not tannic; with water, a strikingly juicy entry, bright fruit and citrus peel; it is dryish but not tannic and tinged with sweetening fruits; a BIG Kentucky-style body, savory-soft thick-cut texture with red and dark fruit, cocoa powder, grassy-nutty malt, a shading of sherry oak and a suggestion of smoke.
Broad, deep and heady, with many barrel notes (oaky, sherried oak, toasty); with time, it develops rich malty fruity grains; a splash of water advances complicated grainy detail, showing grassy-mineral malt, dark fruit cacao nibs, orange-lemon citrus, and a wisp of smoke and ozone.
Exceptionally zesty, even delicate, the fruited (raspberry, tangerine rind, bergamont-orange) components lifted up in a whiskey-ozone-air and framed with sherry-branded oak, late lemon curd and a vanishing air-kiss of peat smoke.
Respecting time-honored techniques while putting a New Riff on an Old Tradition.
Single Malt Project
New Riff’s Single Malt Project is a long-term exploration of what malt whiskey can become when shaped by a distinctly Kentucky perspective. Drawing on our distillers’ deep roots in brewing, global malting traditions, and the time-honored techniques of Kentucky whiskey making, each release treats malt as a creative canvas — not a fixed category. The result is whiskey that honors tradition and defies it in equal measure.
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