Ep. 3: Rye Was a Mistake

Podcast: Whiskey Face · Thorn and Talon, Ltd

Opublikowano: 2026-05-09

After two episodes easing Patsy into the world of American whiskey — a gentle wheated bourbon, a Derby Day classic — Episode 3 takes a different turn. This week: New Riff Distilling's Single Barrel Rye from Newport, Kentucky. It's a 100% rye mash bill — 95% rye, 5% malted rye — non-chill filtered, no coloring added, pulled directly from a single barrel. What came out of that barrel is exactly what goes in the glass. Before Patsy touches it, Thom covers the story of New Riff: a distillery built in the parking lot of its founder's former liquor store, and New Riff's then-head distiller's philosophy that a w...