Lot 40 Rye Whiskey Review

40 combines a rich full flavor with a very soft mouth feel and understated alcohol making it approachable yet satisfying.

Lot 40 rye whiskey review. 40 will start to dig into their stocks and save more treasures like these from the bland blends of the past. Lot no 40 is a cheap rye whisky that was awarded best canadian whisky twice already albeit at the canadian whisky awards first in 2013 and again in 2016 funnily enough the year in which jim murray named the crown royal northern harvest rye best whisky in the world in his in famous whisky bible. Just like the new oak barrels add that freshness. Lot 40 is a marriage of many batches of copper pot still rye whiskey 90 rye 10 malted rye spanning different ages.

I ve read it s mostly in the 7 to 8 year old range aged in a variety of barrel types. By distilling in a single copper pot still the result is a whisky that starts off earthy and woody tasting and then becomes full bodied and complex with a velvety vanilla oak finish. Lot 40 canadian rye whisky lot no. 40 its rye forward but fresh character.

It lifts and lilts with the sweet notes and comes thundering down with the rye and spice notes. 40 single copper pot still canadian whisky has received a new label and the whisky is now known simply as lot no. At some point during the 2000s lot 40 rye was discontinued which caused quite a stir among whisky enthusiasts who considered it to be one of the best canadian whiskies out there. Hopefully canadian producers inspired by the success of whiskies like whistlepig masterson s and lot no.

It s deep and full of complex notes that run from sweet to savory and back again. Lot 40 canadian rye whisky is a product of hiram walker sons the former parent company of canadian club and now part of pernard ricard the namesake hiram walker was one of canada s pioneering whisky distillers in the early 1850s along with fellow luminaries j p. The combination of malted and un malted rye is stunning and creates a whisky that has it s own subtle melody. Canadian whiskies require the 3 years minimum of maturation but this rye contains whiskies much older than that.

40 is expertly distilled in small batches using only the finest locally sourced ingredients. 40 has received a bit of a makeover recently as the spirit which was previously branded lot no. It gives lot no. Lot 40 rye is a legendary canadian rye whisky that is produced in a single copper pot still.

Lot 40 has completely blown me away. Quite untypical for canadian whisky this spicy rye was made in pot stills. 40 rye whisky 91 100 a review by chip dykstra aka arctic wolf published december 2016. Wiser and henry corby.