| Rating | 92 |
| Style |
Rye American Whiskey Whiskey |
| Produced In | United States |
| ABV | 50.5% |
| Availability | Year Round |
| Price | $100.00 |
| Reviewed By | |
| Reviewed | 2024-10-23 |
Old Elk Rum Cask Finish Rye Whiskey Review
For this release, Old Elk’s Indiana-sourced 95-percent rye was finished for 2-5 months in 14-year-old Barbados rum casks. Finishing whiskey (or any spirit) in rum casks is always a risky undertaking, with the cane-distillate often overpowering the final product. Not here, though. The influence is instead subtle, with allspice and tropical fruit adding to, and even improving, the fresh rye spice of the whiskey. This is admittedly a little expensive for 5-year-old sourced whiskey, but the proprietary finishing does make up for that with its unique character.
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