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Ryevolution Tasting Box 135mL

It all began in the 17th century when American colonists of Scottish and Irish descent wanted to make Whisky as they did back home -using Barley. Soon they figured that the crops used for distillation didn’t yield the firewater they wanted, so they tried with grains that were plentiful in America -Corn and Rye. Thus they gave birth toBourbon and Rye Whiskey.
At the timeRumwas the preferred tipple of the drinking American. But that changed fast when sugar cane became unavailable due toBritish blockadeof the Caribbean islands. Distilleries were quick to switch from Rum to Whiskey.
And so beganthe rise of Rye Whiskey. Rye sparked the first revolution -Whiskey Rebellion- since the American Independence when government tried to tax and enforce the taxation on distillers. It also turned into the most famous drink for more than a century. Cocktails became a thing and Rye Whiskey was the main ingredient ofthat boom, especially in the roaring 20’s when Rye was at its peak.
But then theProhibitionhit American bellies. People started producing Moonshine here and there under thegood name of Rye. That diminished Rye's good-held reputation and brought about adark erafor Rye Whiskey. In turn Bourbon became America’s most wanted drinkin’ drop.
It wasn't until the late 90s when craft movement and the bar culture reinvention brought old Cocktail recipes back to life and everybody grew back thirst for good quality Rye. The boombecame global, reviving old American recipes of Rye Whiskey production and convincing Europeans to produce their own Rye Whiskey story.
So here it is, the Tasting Box that acknowledges this reinvention, the second rise, the R(y)evolution ofRye Whiskey!