The Ideal Age for Rye Whiskey, According to 9 of America's Top Whiskey Pros

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The Ideal Age for Rye Whiskey, According to 9 of America's Top Whiskey Pros

What’s the perfect age for whiskey? It’s one of those impossible spirits questions. At the most granular level, “it depends” is the best answer: Mash bill, grain variety, yeast, fermentation conditions, still type, cask construction, and aging environment will play their respective parts, so what works for one barrel could be completely off for another. Take a broader view and there’s additional variance among whiskey types. What’s true for sing…