Rye
Cooper’s Rye
Seventy per cent rye, aged in heavily charred new oak: spice first, caramel after.
£44
- Strength
- 45% ABV
- Age
- 5 years
- Cask
- New charred oak (#4)
- Still
- Pot & column
- Bottling
- 70% rye mash
Nose
Rye bread crust, clove and cinnamon, with dark cherry and burnt sugar beneath.
Palate
Spice-led: black pepper, allspice and dill, softened by toffee apple and cocoa.
Finish
Warm and drying, with charred oak and a lingering clove spice.
Flavour profile
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Named for the cooper who rebuilt our first casks by hand, this rye takes a mash of seventy per cent malted and unmalted rye and rests it in newly made, heavily charred oak. The new wood works quickly, pulling deep colour and caramel into a spirit that never loses its peppery bite.