Jay Walk Rye Small Batch Whiskey Review

Tasting Notes

Nose: Honeyed ripe apricot and peach, with a light tropical-fruit character.

Palate: Caramelized pineapple and mango with brown sugar sweetness, balanced by gentle rye spice.

Finish: Sweet vanilla with lingering herbal spice and a touch of mint.

Summary

New York Distilling Company’s 46% ABV Small Batch is a New York straight rye built around Horton Heirloom Rye and matured for 6–8 years in virgin oak. It is a smooth, tropical-leaning rye, combining honeyed stone fruit and caramelized pineapple with measured spice, making it suitable neat or in cocktails.

Interesting Facts

• The mash bill is 75% New York rye, 13% corn, and 12% malted barley.
• The small-batch blend combines whiskeys aged for six, seven, and eight years.
• Horton Rye is a historic New York varietal dating to the 17th century; New York Distilling Company worked with Cornell University and Pedersen Family Farm to bring it back into production.