Lost Republic Rye

Classification: Rye
Distillery: Sourced from distilleries in Indiana, Tennessee, and California
Mashbill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
Age: 36 Months
Proof: 90

This rye doesn’t walk into a room — it struts in wearing a leather jacket, holding a cherry pie in one hand and a lemon twist in the other. On the nose, it’s cherries, tobacco, and lemon zest — basically your granddad’s study meets a summer fruit stand.

Take a sip and things get interesting. Raspberries show up first, all cheerful and bright, only to be tackled lovingly by toffee, cloves, and ginger. It’s sweet and spicy like a rom-com with bite.

Then the finish? Long. Warming. Vanilla-forward. The kind of goodbye that makes you think about texting it later.

Sure, it’s great neat — and you’ll absolutely impress yourself sipping it straight — but this rye is also the kind of overachiever that shines in a cocktail. Manhattan? Old Fashioned? Boulevardier? Yes, yes, and absolutely yes. Frankly, if your cocktail involves whiskey this one is a pleaser.

A little bold, a little classy, and a whole lot of fun in a glass.