It better be some pretty good whiskey to charge that. High West Rendezvous MSRP’s for about $75. The other thing to note here is the price. Chattanooga Whiskey uses it in their mashbill, which has become one of my recent favorites. Personally, I’m a huge fan of malted rye. High West Rendezvous Rye is a no age statement whiskey, but their website let’s us know the age of the whiskey is 4-7 years. The whiskey itself is a blend of High West’s own straight rye whiskey – a pot still, 80% rye, 20% malted rye mash that is aged 4+ years – and MGP’s 95/5 rye whiskey that’s aged 4+ years. High West Rendezvous Rye is the company’s flagship whiskey, but it is now offered as a seasonal/annual release. Rendezvous Rye is named after the first whiskey fest that took place in the the Wyoming/Utah area back in the early 1800’s. Mashbill: 80% rye, 20% malted rye blended with 95% rye, 5% malted barley.Distilled By: High West Distillery and MGP.High West was purchased by Constellation Brands in 2016 for a reported $160 million. Distilling began in 2007, and their saloon opened up in 2009, where you can tour their facilities and enjoy a dram or two of High West Whiskey. So, David did what almost any man wants to do – pack the family up, move to the mountains, and start a distillery. David was a biochemist and noticed many similarities between his job and distilling. The idea came to David while he was on a tour of a distillery in Kentucky. High West Historyĭavid Perkins, and his wife Jane, founded High West Distillery in 2006. Is HW Rendezvous good? Is it worth the price tag? That’s what we’re here to find out. We’ll discuss some of the basics of High West and Rendezvous Rye before jumping into the tasting notes. So, here we are with a bottle of High West Rendezvous Rye. I’ve had a few of their whiskeys before, but I wanted to give one of their nicer selections a try. Maybe it’s because I really like High West that I just notice their whiskey all over the place now, I don’t know. High West is a distillery that seems to keep becoming more and more popular.
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