Rye whisky
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Rye whisky describes two types of whiskies, theoretically distilled from rye.
Canadian whisky is often called "rye whisky" in Canada and the United States, as historically much of the content was from rye. Today, however, most Canadian whisky is blended with only a small portion, if any, coming from rye. Popular brands are Canadian Club and Crown Royal.
In the United States, "rye whiskey" is, by law, made from a mash of at least 51 percent rye. (The other ingredients of the mash are usually corn and malted barley.) Rye whiskey was the prevalent whiskey of the northeastern states, especially Pennsylvania, but had largely disappeared after Prohibition, with only a few remaining producers.
In 1996, Fritz Maytag of the Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, California, began distilling Old Potrero Single Malt Whiskey under the label Anchor Distilling. The whiskey is made from 100 percent malted rye, and is one of the few single malt whiskey produced in the United States. Another single malt comes from Clear Creek Distillery in Oregon.
Other prominent rye whiskey distillers in the United States include Jim Beam and Austin, Nichols, which markets its product under the Wild Turkey brand at 80° and 101° proof. Other labels include Old Overholt, Van Winkle Family Reserve, Rittenhouse, and Pikesville Supreme.
Rock and Rye is a liqueur made from rye whiskey with rock candy and sometimes fruit. It was originally considered a digestif.
Rye Whiskey in Popular Culture
- In the movie Animal House, Boone orders a double rock and rye and seven Carlings. "Rock and Rye" is a liqueur made from rye whiskey with fruit flavorings (primarily citrus), with a bit of rock candy (crystallized sucrose) in the bottle, or alternatively a toddy made with rye whiskey, bitters and rock candy.
- In the folksong "Jack of Diamonds," the whiskey referred to is rye:
Rye whisky, I cry,
If you don't give me rye whisky,
I surely will die [...]
Beefsteak when l'm hungry,
Rye Whiskey when I'm dry
Greenbacks when I'm hard up,
And religion when I die [...]
Sweet milk when l'm hungry,
Rye whisky when l'm dry,
If a tree don't fall on me,
I'll live till I die [...]
Rye whisky, rye whisky,
You're no friend to me;
You killed my poor daddy,
Goddamn you, try me.
- In Don McLean's song, "American Pie," the "good old boys" sit on the levee "drinking whiskey and rye."
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