RY.23.001

The RyeNeo

Brand Good Times
Age 6 Years
Proof / ABV 116.00 Proof / 58.00%
Yield 204 Bottles

The Technicals

Classification Finished Straight Rye
Mash Bill MGP; 51% rye, 45% corn, 4% malted barley
Cask Info 5 years 6.75 months in toasted virgin American oak, transferred to a cocoa seasoned cask for 1.25 months, transferred to a Mexican vanilla seasoned cask for 2 months and finally finished in a strawberry brandy seasoned cask | #314
Environment Louisville, KY

Tasting Notes

  • Nose Caramel drizzled vanilla bean, white chocolate, confetti cake pop
  • Palate Spearmint gum, dark chocolate, rye spice, cherry cordial, chocolate dipped fresh wafer cones
  • Finish Tempered chocolate, unripe strawberries, vanilla
  • Pairing WooHoo! chocolate ice cream

Behind The Bottle

The story continues….(SEE PT.1) After parkouring over some barrels, it was told there was a neopolitan cask. Ylli and Long looked at eachother thinking 'huh?' No B.S. it was what you thought it was- the ice cream expression. The first ever toasted rye cask ever done and one of their oldest neo bourbons ever experimented with… It didn’t take long for smiles to be on the face of Ylli and Long being whiplashed into their childhood. No matter how you were raised, there is something nostalgic of the individual flavors that come from each independent ingredient that makes the neopolitan flavor. It took all of 10 seconds before Long had to change his boxers.

The bourbon was the first pick, where the age of the OG juice played way too well with the finishing casks. Talk about a berry bomb, with the vanilla bourbon notes being elevated ten ways past Sunday. The rye however….this probably took the cake. Toasted rye is a delicacy.Throw in these finishes and you have yourself the perfect chocolate toasted wafer that really, really, really needs to be put on the shelf- or it’s going to be one of those nights. Just ask the guys at Allocated what happened to the sample bottles.

All-in-all, these two picks are truly one of a kind. A quadruple barrel masterpiece. If you’re a strawberry fan, get the bourb and if you’re a rye fan, get the rye. You can’t go wrong with either. Savor slowly!

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