Stellum Rye

About Stellum Rye

A former longtime home brewer Joe Beatrice founded Barrel Craft Spirits in 2013 in Kentucky to share his passion for unique, high-quality spirits with the world. Famous for blending and sourcing all their premium spirits, BCS rum, whiskey, rye and bourbon have all garnered international critical acclaim. BCS supports the time-honored traditions of distilling, choosing exceptional spirits from all over the world and blending them in high-quality casks to bring out every single ingredient. No coloring, flavoring or water are added. With their unique approach to spirit-making, they succeeded in creating blends that are greater than the sum of their parts and their cask-strength, small batch and single barrel expressions have won the most prestigious awards. Their blended bourbon carved the path for the rise of the blended whiskey when it was awarded Double Gold at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition

The Stellum brand under the BCS umbrella is another proof of their wizardry. The range includes a barrel proof bourbon, barrel proof rye and a single barrel program. “We wanted to create a brand that brings American Whiskey into the modern age with simple elegant blends and single barrels selected with care and intention,” said Founder Joe Beatrice.

Stellum Rye is a classic blend of straight rye whiskeys, based on a true 95% Rye Indiana mash bill with smaller amounts of barley-forward rye and choice barrels from Kentucky and Tennessee included to complement this classic style. Bottled at cask strength of 116.24 proof in Kentucky, the result is a full, well-rounded mouthfeel with flashes of buttery sweetness shining through the spicy rye. Boasting a beautiful deep copper color, the nose greets with stewed apples, peaches, and pears while the palate is well balanced and round with flavors of aniseed, cardamom as well as citrusy notes to balance the spiciness.

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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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