Detailed Description
Putnam comes in a tall, tapered vessel that recalls a bottle of The Macallan, and looks handsome on any shelf or household surface. The bottle also carries proof of another historical tidbit: it was made in the Vendome Copper & Brass Works still no. 1776, in a remarkably on-brand case of serendipity. As for the spirit itself, it’s a young whiskey aged in American Oak barrels for less than one year. Its mash bill consists of 95% rye and 5% two-row malted barley, and it is 86 proof.
Putnam New England Rye Whiskey Tasting Notes
Nose: The nose is filled with black pepper, sea salt, and oak.
Palate: Baked apple, spiced pear and vanilla on the palate.
Finish: A sharper, earthy finish that you can only get from a rye.
Distillery Information
This Dorchester distillery is the brainchild of Boston Beer Company cofounder Rhonda Kallman. Despite nearly 30 years of craft beer experience under her belt—in 1990 The Institute for Brewing Studies named her a “Pioneering Woman in the Beer Industry”—the born-and-bred Bostonian admitted that whiskey was her first love. The distillery she dreamed up, and founded in 2012, now serves as a gathering place and hub for spirits of all kinds.
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