Rolling Fork’s REWCO Rye Review: Can It Match the Hype of Bourbon de Luxe? | Five Minute Fridays
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Jake Lewellen reviews the REWCO 6-Year Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey and compares it to Bourbon de Luxe.
Can the blending masters at Rolling Fork Spirits pull off the exact same magic with a historic rye whiskey that they did with their massive Bourbon de Luxe revival? On this episode of Five Minute Fridays , Jake Lewellen cracks open and reviews the highly anticipated REWCO 6-Year Cask Strength Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey . Clocking in at 109.4 proof and priced at an approachable $59.99 MSRP, this bottle carries some serious historical weight. Named after R. E. Wathen (Richard E. Wathen), president of American Medicinal Spirits during Prohibition, REWCO is a brand resurrected straight out of the Wathen family’s 200-year distilling legacy. But how does it actually drink today? Jake breaks down the incredibly unique, hybrid flavor profile of this small batch. Blending three barrels of traditional 74% rye with two barrels of high-spice 95% rye, this pour delivers an unexpected wave of sweet corn, baking spices, citrus zest, and grilled peaches on the nose, followed by a deeply complex tropical fruit sweetness on the palate. Is this Pre-Prohibition revival "The Zenith of Possibility in Whiskey Quality," or does it get lost in a crowded rye market? Find out in under five minutes! ⏱️…
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