Kentucky Peerless Straight Rye Whiskey

Whiskey: Kentucky Peerless Straight Rye
Kentucky Peerless’s identity as an artisan distillery is centered around its uncompromising quality and innovative nature. There is possibly no better exemplification of this than our Single Barrel program. Head Distiller, Caleb Kilburn and team promote only barrels of supreme quality and uniqueness for consideration to be a Single Barrel. Rare notes and characteristics that make each barrel stand apart from the standard profile are celebrated and show off the range of Peerless spirit.
Size: 750mL
Proof: 107.6 (53.8% ABV)
Age: 24 Month
Origin: Kentucky, USA
Distillery: Kentucky Peerless Distilling Co.
Kentucky- A well balanced Rye, bolstered by sweet tones of maple, brown sugar, and light citrus. Finishes with a hint of oak and no harsh burn. The careful distillation creates a uniquely smooth taste for a Rye. Barrel proof and strictly sweet mash.
Kentucky Peerless Straight Rye Whiskey Tasting Notes
Nose: Pepper and grass with a hint of pumpkin pie.
Palate: Cinnamon spice, candied corn and a touch of mint.
Finish: Full bodied with a surprising smoothness for Rye Whiskey.
Distillery Information
Originally operating as Worsham Distilling Company, the Kentucky Peerless Distilling Company began in Henderson, Kentucky in the early 1880s. In 1889, under the leadership of the entrepreneur and our ancestor, Henry Kraver, Peerless Whiskey production began to flourish.
Kraver wasted no time making upgrades to machinery and investing in additional warehouses that eventually became U.S. Federally Bonded following the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. Thus, production of Peerless whiskey raised substantially from 8 to 200 barrels a day.
Through the early 1920s, the Peerless federally-bonded warehouses were used for whiskey storage under the armed protection of the U.S. Government. During Prohibition, Peerless product was one of the few available by prescription for medicinal use.
The original Kentucky Peerless Distilling was Distilled Spirits Plant (DSP) number 50. Today, we are privileged to have that same number. The newly assigned DSP numbers are in the 20,000s. We are very happy to say DSP-KY-50 is our own.