This is the second limited edition release in WhistlePig's FarmStock series, which is intended to achieve what the distillery has termed its '100% Triple Terroir vision'. This entails creating an expression which is distilled entirely from WhistlePig grain, proofed with WhistlePig water and aged in WhistlePig custom Vermont White Oak. Which all sounds deliciously WhistlePig!
The blend that went into FarmStock Rye Crop 002 was crowdsourced from an estimated 500 bartenders, influencers, and consumers from around the United States, with 32% of it being 2-year-old 'Triple Terroir' rye whiskey (up from 20% from WhistlePig FarmStock Crop No.001). A 6-year-old whiskey from MPGI in Indiana makes up a further 45% of the blend, while the final 23% is 10-year-old whiskey from Alberta Distillers in Canada. Peter Lynch, the distillery’s master blender worked closely with the master distiller, Dave Pickerell, to perfect the final blend.
Tasting Note by The Chaps at Master of Malt
Nose Warm mellow spices on the nose like allspice and cinnamon with some orangey fruit
Palate Fresh fruity notes then pungent and spicy with a little tobacco character
Finish Chocolate on the finish but with a nice savoury edge, good length
Overall Distinctive and effortlessly drinkable. According to Pickerell: "It's for people who want to drink whiskey all day long.”