High N' Wicked Witches' Tree is a Kentucky straight rye whiskey created for the cocktail community, distilled at New Riff Distilling in Newport, Kentucky, and bottled non-chill filtered at 96 proof (48% ABV) in a one-liter bottle.
The name recalls a Kentucky tale of rebirth. In Louisville lore, the Witches' Tree, a tall maple at Sixth and Park in Old Louisville, was the meeting place of a coven, and it stands today as a local landmark. The whiskey honors the rebirth of rye, a spirit that reached its zenith in the cocktail boom before Prohibition and now stands front and center on the American bar again. Brand builders Altamar created it through methodical blind tastings of different distillates at different proofs, neat and in cocktails, with a panel of distillers, blenders and bartenders.
The mash bill is 91% rye and 9% malted barley from Brooks Grains in Jeffersonville, Indiana, fermented in open-top stainless steel sour mash and distilled in a copper column still with a continuous doubler, then aged in new American oak. Walnut skin opens on the nose and evolves into citrus buttercream with dried apricot, dates and pears in syrup, with cedar and a hint of torched cinnamon stick, while the palate shows bold spice, sweet caramel and oak.
Built to make better cocktails.
Tasting Notes
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Nose: Walnut skin, citrus buttercream, dried apricot, dates.
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Palate: Bold spice, caramel, oak, cedar.
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Finish: Torched cinnamon and spice.
Specifications
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Brand: High N' Wicked (Altamar Brands)
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Distillery: New Riff Distilling, Newport, Kentucky
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Style: Kentucky straight rye whiskey
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Mash bill: 91% rye, 9% malted barley
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Filtration: Non-chill filtered
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Proof / ABV: 96 proof (48% ABV)
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Size: 1 liter
How to Enjoy It
Designed for cocktails: it balances spice and fruit in a Manhattan, a Sazerac or a rye Old Fashioned, and is just as good neat or over a single rock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is it distilled?
At New Riff Distilling in Newport, Kentucky.
What is the Witches' Tree?
A maple in Old Louisville that, in local lore, was a coven's meeting place.
What proof is it?
96 proof (48% ABV).
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