.44 Texas Rye From Ranger Creek Rides In From Lone Star State

A new small batch rye from a Texas distillery was aged in used bourbon barrels and named after a firearm.
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Small Caliber Series, in which each bottling is named after a firearm. This rye’s namesake is the powerful Walker Colt of the 1840s. While it is still a little hard to dot the connection between this gun’s history and why the rye was named after it, having a cool name certainly can’t hurt.

Ranger Creek said .44 Texas Rye was aged in used bourbon barrels, though it itself is a 100 percent rye. Tasting notes from the distillers indicate it pours “a 
rich
 gold
 with
 a
 nose 
of 
cinnamon,
 mint,
and 
toffee. The 
taste 
is 
strong
 and
 compact
 with
notes
 of 
clove 
and 
tobacco.

It 
has 
a
 clean, 
warming 
finish
 with
 lingering
 notes 
of 
fresh 
bread 
crust.

”

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It is available in 375 ml bottles in Texas for a price of around $30 to $35.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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