111.7 Proof | Aged at Least 7 Years
Single Malt Whiskey | 55.85% alc/vol.
New Riff’s 2026 Single Malt release brings together six mashbills aged in a variety of five different cask types, marking one of our most intricate blends to date. This year’s blend introduces Chavellier, an 1800s heirloom British malt variety, making its debut in our Single Malt for the first time. Distilled using our Kentucky Regimen: sour mash, open fermentation, and a column still, this whiskey bridges the time-honored heritage of malted barley with Kentucky tradition. The result is one of our most complex and rewarding whiskies we make, showcasing the creativity and technical expertise of our distilling team while continuing to define A New Riff on an Old Tradition.
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Aged at least 7 years / 111.7 Proof
Straight-up, the oak is forward and layered (Oloroso sherry, Pedro Jimenez, new oak), chewy texture, and drying but not tannic; with water, a strikingly juicy entry, bright fruit and citrus peel w/ chocolate covered cherries; it is dryish 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, strawberry-mango fruit leather, a shading of sherry oak and an introduction of warm 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, all balanced with a generous layer of smoke.
Exceptionally zesty, delightfully rich, the fruited (raspberry, tangerine rind, bergamot-orange) components lift up in a smokey and leathery cloud, framed with the sherry-branded oak, late orange marmalade and a lingering 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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