The Depot’s Rye Whiskey

As far as whiskey is concerned, Nevada-grown corn appears to be the distillery’s primary ingredient. Its primary whiskeys are a corn whiskey and a bourbon, which, co-owner Chris Shanks points out in a 2015 interview, is higher in corn than the required 51%, Most of this distillery’s whiskeys, it seems, are aged in small, 10-gallon oak barrels as opposed to the normal 53-gallon barrels.

The Depot’s Rye Whiskey Tasting Notes

Nose: Starts off very sweet, smelling like a sweet, slightly sour apple with a strong undercurrent of wheat, sweet and tangy in a way that’s more like a pint of gose than a dram of rye. That sweetness mellows a bit into something more akin to a pear, with notes of lilac and cardamom.

Palate: Still sweet on the entry, but it hits the tongue more like a typical rye – starts out as a bit earthier of a vanilla but quickly starts to become more complex with notes of oak, cereal, and then spices. That spiciness builds as it sits on the tongue, but never to a point that’s overwhelming.

Finish: Swallowing leaves a thicker, sweet residue that once again flares up with peppery, rye-like spice in the next couple minutes.

Distillery Information

As the trend of microbreweries, craft distilleries, and reclaiming old buildings become ever more popular with no limits in sight, The Depot Craft Brewery & Distillery in Reno, Nevada, has doubled down and done all three. Opened on Dec. 31, 2014, after a year of renovation by the owners, this restaurant, brewery and distillery is housed in an old train depot – as the name implies – built in 1910 on the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad. They pride themselves on using local grain and grinding and fermenting on site.... a practice known as "grain to glass" and giving the distillery quality control over all aspects of the process.

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