The bottle does state, though, that the whiskey is aged for at least three years in solely full-sized barrels – specifically oak as the term “straight” implies – at bottled at 45.2 percent alcohol by volume. When released in 2015, Ragtime Rye reportedly ingredients were entirely non-GMO and primarily organic, though the bottle makes no mention of that. What we do know is that it’s a straight rye with a mash bill we previously reported as 72 percent rye, 16 percent corn, and 12 percent malted barley, using ingredients grown in the state of New York. Whether Ragtime Rye is close to what one might have sipped while listening to a phenom tickle the ivories in the early 1900s, we’re not sure. Similarly, New York Distilling Company notes that the popularity of rye “has waxed and waned like amber waves of grain” – yeah, they went there – and has only recently experienced a revival. While neither Ragtime Rye’s online description nor label specifically state the distillery is emulating some flavor or recipe from an earlier time, they certainly pay homage to the spirit and music they say would have been “stalwarts of saloons and brothels alike” during the ragtime era.įor the record, the era is a relatively small one with regards to the genre of ragtime, a distinctively American style of syncopated music that arose in the 1890s – particularly among black pianists – and blew up in the 1900s before being eclipsed by jazz and basically forgotten by 1920, according to the U.S. While it’s quite common for American whiskey brands to tie their modern products to a vaguely pre-Prohibition incarnation, New York Distilling Company gets a little more specific with their Ragtime Rye.
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