Rye Est. 1897
Founder's Rye
Unchanged since 1897. Rye-forward, char-heavy, finished in the same casks our founder chose by hand.
Unhurried, since the first barrel went down in the cellar.
A family distillery on the Arlow River. Four generations, one copper still, and a recipe nobody's been allowed to shorten.
Four expressions off one still, and a rick house that hasn't changed its mind in a hundred and twenty-nine years.
Unchanged since 1897. Rye-forward, char-heavy, finished in the same casks our founder chose by hand.
Named for the water that's run past the still since before the county had a road to it.
Malted on site, lightly peated, and rested longer than most distilleries can afford to.
The fourth generation's addition — a spiced proof kept off the main list until it earned its place.
Four steps, one still, and no part of it automated.
Rye, corn, and malted barley, mashed in small batches the way the founder's ledger still describes it.
One still, hand-fired, running slower than the column stills three counties over.
New oak, charred to the cooper's own spec, filled the same afternoon the spirit comes off the still.
No climate control. The Ontario winters do the work the founder always insisted they should.
Every bottle can carry a second line — engraved onto the label plate, not printed. A name, a date, a place that matters to whoever's opening it.
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One dispatch a season — what's resting, what's ready, and what's new to the collection.
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