New Riff Single Barrel Selection – Barrel #6496
National Bourbon Heritage Month 2022
Written by Greg R.
Part 2 of 4
Since May 4,1964, Bourbon has been recognized as a “distinctive product of the United States” and is “unlike other types of alcoholic beverages, whether foreign or domestic.” While most of us celebrate Bourbon on a weekly (or daily) basis, In 2007 the Senate designated September as National Bourbon Heritage Month and recognized Bourbon as “America’s Native Spirit.” This simple resolution reinforces Bourbon’s heritage and tradition and its place in US history, as well as the contributions of the Commonwealth of Kentucky to the culture of the United States.
To celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month 2022, Happy Harry’s will be featuring four of our unique Single Barrel Bourbons. Our second featured Bourbon is – New Riff Single Barrel Selection – Barrel #6496
A little bit of info directly from New Riff’s website:
We are a new riff on an old tradition, that tradition or theme being Kentucky Bourbon. Founded in 2014 by Ken Lewis, a visionary Kentucky liquor retailer and entrepreneur, New Riff is led by a team of corporate refugees ranging from craft beer to politics and more. New Riff crafts a range of whiskeys—Bourbon, Rye, and eventually Malted Rye and a host of specialty recipes—as well as Kentucky Wild Gin. Our mission is simple: to someday be counted among the world’s great small distilleries. Becoming one of the great small distilleries of the world is a long term play, with no exact ring to win, or title to be declared.
We are independently owned by one family, and that independence, the freedom from outside pressures and interests has allowed us to make an unforeseen declaration for quality: for perhaps the first time since the inception of the Bottled in Bond Act in 1897, a Kentucky sour mash whiskey distillery has committed itself exclusively to that quality standard, the world’s highest. And we proudly lift that bar even higher by bottling without chill filtration. We stand behind this combination of classic American entrepreneurship and ingenuity; passion and knowledge born from one of the world’s great spirit regions; and a talented team individually committed to doing things the right way.
We are inspired by the great Bourbon makers of the past and the wider tradition in Kentucky—but we will play our own riff, on the Sour Mash Kentucky Regimen, both with our standard of Bottled in Bond Without Chill Filtration, and through applying that production regimen to wholly new styles of Kentucky whiskey. Yet we also observe the tremendous whiskey history of Greater Cincinnati, and we inhale that rye-rich backstory as well. At the end of the day, despite playing a free hand to improvise and create Kentucky whiskey anew, we uphold above all else the time-honored Sour Mash Kentucky Regimen: we believe it’s a fantastic way to make whiskey, fully the equal of the traditions of the world’s great whiskeys.
New Riff – Happy Harry’s Single Barrel – Barrel Number 6496
Barrel #: 6496
Proof: 109.8 (Barrel Proof) (Without Chill Filtration)
Distilled in: Kentucky
Yield: 210 bottles
REGULAR PRICE $49.99 SEPTEMBER SPECIAL $43.97
Barrel # 6496 is our 4th Single Barrel selection from New Riff and probably the best sample we have ever received from New Riff! A high Rye mashbill: 65% corn, 30% Rye and 5% malted barley and bottled at 109.8 proof…this single barrel selection will wake up your taste buds! The distiller’s tasting notes are on the label and in our opinion, are spot on. The cherry notes are very noticeable and balance perfectly with the caramel and oak nuances.
For more information on New Riff Distilling, please visit: newriffdistilling.com
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