Old Pepper Single Barrel Rye

Classification: Straight Rye
Distillery: Old Pepper Distilling Co.
Mashbill: 100% Rye
Age: 4 Years
Proof: 113 (each barrel will differ slightly)

It was a cold night—cold enough to make your teeth chatter and your secrets spill. The fire crackled low, casting long shadows on the trees. That’s when someone—some poor, brave soul—unscrewed the top of an Old Pepper Single Barrel Straight Rye.

They say it was only four years old.
Four.
Like it just finished preschool.

But don’t let the age fool you. This whiskey? It’s possessed.

NOSE: The moment we passed it around, the aroma hit like a ghost train: sweet caramel and peppermint, butterfinger candy bars—and then, bubble gum? Something was off. A strange herbal whisper followed, like the breath of something lurking just outside the firelight.

PALATE: We took the first sip. It clung to the tongue like a curse.
Thick cocoa powder, cinnamon like a hex, and honey that coated the mouth just before the almond and nutmeg crept in. It was sweet. Too sweet. Like the kind of sweet that smiles at you before it drags you into the woods.

FINISH:
Then came the finish.
Black pepper.
Dark chocolate.
Peppermint again—but colder now, like a chilling wind down your spine. And something musty… ancient, even.
A presence.
One by one, we felt it: a big, dominating force. Like the bottle was watching us back.

The Moral; This ain’t your average baby rye. This is a shape-shifter. A flavor beast. It’ll sweet-talk you with Butterfinger and cocoa, then hit you with black pepper and a stare you can’t shake.

So if you ever hear a bottle of Old Pepper Rye rustling in the bag by the fire, take heed.
And for the love of all that’s holy— don’t drink it alone.