Cedar Ridge Distillery has released Nine and Three Quarters Rye, its oldest whiskey to date.
The limited edition expression utilizes the distillery’s high malted rye mash bill (85% rye, 12% corn, and 3% malted barley). The 115 proof rye was aged in new American Oak Char 3 barrels. All of the barrels used feature a blend of barrels aged at least nine years, with the majority reaching nine years and nine months (hence the name), with one even reaching ten years old.
“This is the oldest whiskey Cedar Ridge has ever released,” said Cedar Ridge Master Blender Murphy Quint. “What excites me most is not the age itself, but everything that unfolded while it matured. Most of the distillate in this bottle was made by people who no longer work here. They laid down the spirit years ago and moved on. All the while that whiskey kept maturing in the barrel, quietly waiting for the current team to finish what the old team started.
It is a beautiful reminder of how much this distillery has evolved, and how whiskey quietly bridges the past with the future,” he added. “This is a milestone release for the distillery because this represents nearly a decade of patient Iowa maturation. In fact, it’s one of the oldest expressions ever to leave our barrel shed.”
Cedar Ridge Nine and Three Quarters Rye is available for $59.99.
