WhistlePig 12 years Old World Rye

Nose

Caramel and creamy vanilla are joined by ripe plums, raisins and other dark fruits. Honey, dried apricot and gentle spices add further warmth and depth.

Palate

Full and fruity with apricot, plum, dates and raisins, followed by honey and caramel. The sweet influence of the wine casks is beautifully balanced by peppery rye spice and mature oak.

Finish

Long and warming with dark chocolate, dark fruit and caramel. Vanilla, spices and a lightly drying oak note linger pleasantly.

WhistlePig is an American whiskey brand from Shoreham, Vermont, devoted almost entirely to rye whiskey. Its story began in 2007, when entrepreneur Raj Bhakta purchased a former dairy farm. Together with experienced distiller Dave Pickerell, who had spent many years at Maker’s Mark, he began searching for rye of exceptional quality. This led to the launch of WhistlePig 10 Year Old in 2010, made with carefully selected, well-aged Canadian rye whiskey.

While the early releases were built around sourced whiskey, WhistlePig developed the farm into a distillery of its own. Distillation in Vermont began in 2015. The ambition extends from grain to glass: rye grown on the farm, water from its own well and locally sourced Vermont oak all play an important role in releases such as FarmStock.

WhistlePig is known for powerful, spicy rye with notes of caramel, vanilla, fruit and oak. Alongside the classic 10 Year Old, the range includes older expressions, distinctive cask finishes and limited releases such as The Boss Hog. WhistlePig has therefore become one of the leading names in the modern revival of American rye whiskey.