Coalition Rye x Mash&Grape Margaux Barriques Private Barrel

Refined and lively. Our 100% Rye Kentucky Straight Whiskey is finished in Margaux barrels. It has an attractive deep garnet amber color. There is a lot of elegance in the mouth, a good backbone, and a long pleasant finish. It has a complex flavor with floral notes of violets and lilacs, red fruit nuances, and a touch of roasted coffee beans.

Coalition Rye x Mash&Grape Margaux Barriques Private Barrel | 750ML Tasting Notes

Nose: Dark fruity sweetness, dried corn, woody oak, citrus peels, baking spice, touch candy sweetness and cocoa. It has a juiciness to it that’s equal parts winey and darkly fruity and they merge in a syrupy-sweet way. It’s unique that’s for sure.

Palate: It has a complex flavor with floral notes of violets and lilacs, red fruit nuances, and a touch of roasted coffee beans.

Finish: Long pleasant finish.

Distillery Information

It has long been said that great things can happen when people from different cultures and ways of life work together. For one, whiskey was brought to North America by British subjects. Irish and Scottish immigrants opened the first distilleries along the path to the West. Bourbon, named after a French dynasty, was developed by settlers like the Scots, Irish, Welsh, French, and Germans. Coalition Whiskey itself is the brainchild of Leonid Yangarber, a veteran spirits business CEO; alongside Steve Thompson, a 40-year master of American whiskey and owner of Kentucky Artisan Distillery; and Ludwig Vanneron, a world-renowned winemaker from Bordeaux, France. Over sips of great whiskey and fine wine, the triumvirate had the radical idea to offer the public the most flavorful of umber spirits – rye whiskey; and to finish the same in the finest wine barrels (barriques in French) from Bordeaux, in a bid to coax new and intriguing flavors. Steve already had a select batch of 5-year-old Kentucky straight rye whiskey lovingly made from the Ryman variety of rye grown and harvested within a mile from his Crestwood, KY distillery. This, the coalition named Barrel Proof, and is also the base liquid for the signature Pauillac Barriques, Sauternes Barriques and Margaux Barriques. The finished expressions are in no small part due to Ludwig’s expertise in sourcing the best Bordeaux wine barrels to complement – not overshadow – the distinct character of rye whiskey. Over 150 barrels were inspected by hand and nose, and 25 shipped from Bordeaux to Kentucky- where Steve carefully oversaw the finishing process over the course of the next few months. Leonid not only smiles at how far Coalition Whiskey has gone (both literally and figuratively) in order to produce the best, but also because he’s already on the lookout for other industry experts to make new coalitions, and thus, new product offerings. The way we like to retell our story: A spirits pioneer, a veteran whiskey distiller, and a world-renowned expert winemaker walk into a bar… and soon follow more experts for more coalitions and more possibilities.

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