1512 Rye Whiskey

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Size375mL Proof100 (50% ABV) *Please note that the ABV of this bottle may vary
This unique whiskey is made by a third-generation barber and distiller.
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About 1512 Rye Whiskey

1512 Rye Whiskey is made from a mash of 100% rye, and is distilled through an old direct-fire alembic still with Cimino managing the entire process, from grain-to-glass, by hand. Once distilled, the whiskey is aged in charred, new American oak barrels before being finished in old wooden staves. As a result, 1512 Rye Whiskey has an aroma of vanilla and cracked pepper, along with leather and tobacco. The palate is filled with flavors of toasted rye bread and melted butter, and leads to a big finish of allspice, cherries and candy corn.

Remembering his childhood, Cimino says, “I saved my allowance to go down to the grocery store to buy grapes and I was mashing and fermenting my first wine in the garage in a little plastic tub. My father knew I was coming for him.”

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About 1512 Spirits

By day, Salvatore (“Sal”) Cimino runs a barbershop at 1512 Pine Street in the Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. A third-generation barber, Cimino also learned the art of distilling from his father, who maintained an improvised wine cellar in the family’s home and taught Sal how to distill the excess grapes into grappa. For many years, Sal’s distilling operation was “clandestine”, with the fruits of his labor being shared only with friends and family — however word quickly spread of his natural gift for distilling, and since then Sal has opened up a full-time operation in Sonoma County, very well becoming the world’s only barber by day and master distiller by night.

About Rye

As American as the bald eagle, rye whiskey was first brewed in the American Northeast in the 1600s. Even George Washington distilled it after leaving the Oval Office, so there’s no way of denying its origin.
It’s distinguished from bourbon for its original and unique spicy notes.


By law, rye whiskey must be made from at least 51% rye grain, aged in new and charred oak barrels for at least two years, and bottled at no more than 62,5% ABV.


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Aroma of vanilla and cracked pepper, along with leather and tobacco. The palate is filled with flavors of toasted rye bread and melted butter, and leads to a big finish of allspice, cherries and candy corn.
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