WhistlePig Old World 12 Year Straight Rye Whiskey 750ml

WhistlePig's Old World 12 Year is a straight rye finished in European wine casks, an idea Dave Pickerell borrowed from Scotch whisky. Twelve-year-old rye went into Madeira, Sauternes and Port casks, and the blend married the three: 63% Madeira, 30% Sauternes and 7% Port.

It began as a run of single-cask finishes in 2014; after feedback from the trade, WhistlePig settled on the three-way marriage and made it permanent. The Madeira brings dried fruit and nuttiness, the Sauternes honey and apricot, and the Port a little red fruit, all over a solid rye spice. It's bottled at 86 proof, so it stays soft.

This is the WhistlePig for someone who drinks Scotch. For WhistlePig with no wine cask at all, the 10 Year is the purer rye.

Pour it neat in a tulip glass, slightly below room temperature, after dinner. It works well with a cheese board.

We carry it in the 750ml size. More bottles are under rye whiskey, and the rest of our whiskey is a click away. Pick it up at our Brooklyn store or get same-day delivery in Brooklyn, Manhattan & Queens.