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Pursuit Spirits
United Cask-Finished Blended Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/26/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 54%

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94 Points

Gold Medal

Exceptional

$74

Pursuit Spirits
United Cask-Finished Blended Straight Rye Whiskey

Category: Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted: 7/26/2023

Country: USA

Alcohol: 54%

Amber color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate peanut butter bar, buttered rye pretzel bread, caramelized bacon, and dill cornbread muffin with a satiny, vibrant, fruity medium-full body and a warming, complex, very long finish that shows overtones of creme brulee, mango mint chutney, sweet and peppery spices, and lava rocks. A artfully matured cask-finished Rye with seamlessly integrated flavors, oak, and alcohol with a long warming finish; use in a Boulevardier.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Complex, Fruity, Rich & Spicy
	Aroma:	chocolate peanut butter bar, buttered rye pretzel bread, caramelized bacon, and dill cornbread muffin
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with overtones of creme brulee, mango mint chutney, sweet and peppery spices, and lava rocks
	Smoothness:	Warming
	Finish:	Very Long
	Enjoy:	neat, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
	Bottom Line:	A artfully matured cask-finished Rye with seamlessly integrated flavors, oak, and alcohol with a long warming finish; use in a Boulevardier.

The Producer

Pursuit Spirits

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Their Portfolio

93 •	Pursuit Spirits United Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey 54% (USA) $65.00.
93 •	Pursuit Spirits United Blended Straight Rye Whiskey 54% (USA) $65.00.
93 •	Pursuit Spirits United Cask-Finished Blended Straight Bourbon Whiskey 54% (USA) $74.00.
94 •	Pursuit Spirits United Cask-Finished Blended Straight Rye Whiskey 54% (USA) $74.00.

Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass

About

Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey

A Cask-Finished Straight Rye Whiskey will undergo additional maturation in one or more barrels, the previous contents of which contribute to the aromas and flavors of the final product. Examples include but are not limited to used Rum, Cognac, Port, Sherry, Madeira, Stout, and maple barrels.

In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.