Rye / Whiskey
Jaywalk Heirloom Rye Whiskey – Cask Strength
A lost American grain, reclaimed — one barrel at a time.
Jaywalk Heirloom Rye is the purest expression of Horton, a historic New York rye variety brought back from just ten surviving seeds.
Each bottle comes from one hand-selected barrel, typically aged for eight or nine years and bottled at cask strength. The whiskey enters the barrel at 115 proof, or 57.5% ABV, before years of maturation create an expression unique to that individual cask.
The mash bill is 75% Horton rye, 13% New York corn and 12% malted barley.
Wax-sealed, individually inscribed and presented in a gift box.
The Specs
- ABV
- 57–58%
- Grain
- 75% Horton rye, 13% New York corn, 12% malted barley.
- On the palate
- Robust and rich, with single-barrel character unique to each bottling. Drink it neat, at least to start; it earns its place in a Manhattan or Vieux Carré.
The Story
Horton rye came to New York in the 1600s — its roots trace to the town of Rye itself — and all but vanished; nobody had tasted it in over 150 years. Working with Cornell University's College of Agriculture and the Pedersen Family Farm in Seneca Falls, we started with ten seeds and spent thirteen years turning them into a proprietary crop large enough to distill. The patience is the point. So is the flavor it brought back. That's why we call it Heirloom — treasure it. We do.
Hardware
- Limited single-barrel release
- “Jaywalk Rye is robust and complex… not merely spicy like many ryes.” — Robert Simonson
Buy a Bottle Ships where the law allows, or pick it up at the distillery. Also at better bottle shops.