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Maryland Rye

MISCellaneous Distillery

Maryland rye is staging a dramatic comeback and the quality from around the state is very high.  Here are a few suggestions. Click the link to purchase Cellar Notes recommendations at Kenilworth Wine & Spirits.

The Wines

Price key:  $=less than $20  $$= $20-40   $$$=$40-60  $$$$=above $60

Quality key:  * = decent spirit   ** = very good spirit   *** = superb spirit   ****= elite

VALUE = exceptional quality for the money

Sagamore Spirit Rye  83 proof  **  $$$

A very smooth flavorful rye, ideal for cocktails

Miscellaneous Distillery "Gertrude's Rye"  100 proof  **1/2  $$$$

Pungent sour rye aroma, powerful body, very smooth

Springfield Manor Rye Whiskey  80 proof  ** 1/2  $$$

A very gentle rye, sweet green apple notes, extra smooth

McClintock "Boot Jack" Rye Whiskey  90 proof  ***  $$$  VALUE

The best! Endless complexity with smoky, oaky, caramel flavors

All of these ryes can be purchased at Kenilworth Wine and Spirits.

Click on the bottle for direct ordering and home delivery.

Al Spoler, well known to WYPR listeners as the wine-loving co-host of "Cellar Notes" has had a long-standing parallel interest in cooking as well. Al has said, the moment he started getting serious about Sunday night dinners was the same moment he started getting serious about wine. Over the years, he has benefited greatly from being a member of the Cork and Fork Society of Baltimore, a gentlemen's dining club that serves black tie meals cooked by the members themselves who are some of Baltimore's most accomplished amateur cooks.
As General Partner of Clipper City Brewing Company, L.P., Hugh J. Sisson is among Baltimore's premier authorities on craft brewing and a former manager of the state's first pub brewery, Sissons, located in Federal Hill. A fifth generation Baltimorean, Hugh has been involved in all aspects of craft brewing.