This 7 year old 95% rye whiskey was finished for just one day shy of a year in French oak ice cider barrels from Vermont’s Eden Specialty Ciders. The ice cider was produced from tart Northern Spy apples that were naturally cold-concentrated before partial fermentation and aging. It takes Eden one to three years to produce its ice cider and over eight pounds of apples to produce one 375 ml bottle. This is the fourth release in Angel Envy’s Cellar Collection and the first new finished rye offered by the distillery since 2013.
“The flavor profile of this whiskey is very unique — the spiciness of the rye is balanced by the fruity sweetness from the ice cider casks, and there’s a crispness that is really distinct. We’ve never seen a whiskey finished in ice cider casks before, so we’re excited to introduce this finish as part of our Cellar Collection,” said Kyle Henderson, Angel’s Envy’s distillery Production manager, in the news release. Ice cider is a dessert-style cider made from tart late-season Northern Spy apples, naturally cold-concentrated before partial fermentation and aging, according to the release.