Square 6 High-Rye Rye Whiskey
Heaven Hill Distillery and the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience has announced the launch of Square 6 High-Rye Rye Whiskey, the second Square 6 product produced exclusively at the artisanal distillery located inside the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Square 6 High-Rye Rye Whiskey mashbill consists of 63% rye, 24% corn and 13% malted barley, making it a new recipe in the portfolio. The traditional Rye Whiskey mashbill consists of 51% rye, 35% corn and 14% malted barley.
This is the distillers first product to bear such a high rye content and is bottled at 95 proof. With notes of black tea, sweet honey, fig and molasses on the nose, along with allspice, pepper, vanilla and cardamom on the palate, this Square 6 release truly stands out when tasted alongside the first Square 6 High-Rye Bourbon released in May 2021, which also featured a new mashbill for us, consisting of 52% corn, 35% rye and 13% malted barley.
Each day, Artisanal Distiller Jodie Filiatreau distills one barrel of American Whiskey at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience. He continually crafts innovative mashbills and tweaks the hand-crafted process for each recipe.
“Square 6 High-Rye Rye Whiskey is a totally unique product, not only because of its high rye content, but also because of how it is hand-crafted on a copper pot still,” says Filiatreau. “We are excited for whiskey lovers to add this latest Square 6 release to their collections and for them to enjoy a new Heaven Hill mashbill.”
The continuation of the Evan Williams Square 6 series distilled in the one barrel per day, hand crafted, copper pot still facility is a testament to our commitment to quality, craft, innovation and tradition. And the name pays homage to the original plot of land—Square 6—where Evan Williams built Kentucky’s first commercial distillery in 1783. In 2013, the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience was built on the same block as the historic plot.
Since the building of the craft distillery, the team at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience have been patiently waiting as the barrels quietly age to maturation. During this aging process, a team of master tasters sampled each recipe at various stages until it was deemed worthy of bottling.
If you’d like to try a bottle, please note that this is a limited release. Square 6 High-Rye Rye Whiskey will only be available in small quantities at the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience, as well as select Kentucky retailers.
ABOUT HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERY:
Founded in Kentucky by the Shapira family in 1935, Heaven Hill Distillery continues its legacy as one of the foremost American Whiskey producers. Heaven Hill has cultivated the traditions and history of America’s Native Spirit with its fierce independence, passionate family ownership, dedication to quality, and thoughtful innovation. Today, Heaven Hill Distillery maintains over 1.8 million barrels aging in 63 warehouses throughout Nelson and Jefferson Counties. It is home to an award-winning collection of American Whiskeys including Elijah Craig Bourbon, Larceny Bourbon, Evan Williams Bourbon, Pikesville Rye Whiskey, Rittenhouse Rye Whisky and Parker’s Heritage Collection. Heaven Hill Distillery currently holds the title of 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Distillery of the Year, Best in Show Whisky, and previously held the titles of 2018 San Francisco Spirits Word Spirits Competition Best Bourbon, 2017 Whisky Advocate Whisky of the Year, 2016 Whisky Magazine Distillery of the Year, 2016 Whisky Advocate American Whiskey of the Year. For more information, please visit www.heavenhilldistillery.com.
ABOUT THE EVAN WILLIAMS BOURBON EXPERIENCE:
The Evan Williams Bourbon Experience celebrates the legacy of Evan Williams, Kentucky’s first commercial distiller, through an immersive visitor’s center experience which brings to life the history and tradition of Kentucky’s native spirit. An official stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail®, the facility offers guests a historical glimpse back in time to see Evan Williams’ original distillery through high definition video recreations of the Louisville wharf and Main Street in the late 18th Century, plus recreations of Whiskey Row building facades along Main Street from the 1890’s through the present. Meanwhile, visitors learn the essential differences between distilling during Evan Williams’ era and Heaven Hill’s modern Bernheim Distillery operations.
