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Producing WhiskyCast has given me the opportunity to taste some really amazing whiskies, and I’m pleased to share my tasting notes with you here. You can search my entire database of tasting notes from this page, and I hope you’ll find it useful.

Sagamore Spirit Kingston Hard Cider Cask Rye

Sagamore Spirit Kingston Hard Cider Cask Aged Rye. Photo ©2021, Mark Gillespie/CaskStrength Media.

Country: USA

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Type: Rye Whiskey

Bottler: Sagamore Spirit Distillery

ABV: 42.5%

Score: 92 Points

This rye spent 5 years maturing in new charred oak barrels, then the final 10 months in barrels previously used for Kingston Black hard cider. The nose has notes ion red apples, peaches, apricots, walnuts, and touches of honeycomb and brown sugar. The taste has good spice notes with a nice balance from caramel covered apples, honey, baking chocolate, and molasses cookies. The long finish has spices that linger nicely with underlying apple, cocoa, and molasses notes. (February, 2021)

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