Freimeister RYE 094 — Straight Rye Whiskey

RYE 094 is the work of Rüdiger Sasse, at the helm of a family distillery in Schöppingen (Münsterland) documented since 1707 and held by the same family for fifteen generations. It reinterprets the American rye tradition with regional ingredients: 75% organic rye and 25% organic toasted and malted rye for saccharification, without resorting to the maize customary in American rye. The first distillate is obtained in a column still and the second, finer one in an 1880 copper pot still. It ages between five and eleven years in medium-toast American white oak casks, in a warehouse designed with natural ventilation that harnesses the seasonal variations in temperature to enhance maturation.