MASTERCLASS: RYE, America’s Original Pioneer Spirit {MORRIS}

America’s Original Pioneer Spirit

Join Cristo around the Farmtable at Morris Wine Shop as he unravels the thrilling story of American Rye Whiskey, America’s original pioneer spirit and Bourbon’s spicier, more rebellious cousin.

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Today, Rye can sometimes take a backseat to Bourbon in conversations about American heritage spirits. But go back a few centuries and you’ll find a very different story. From the Colonial era through the golden age of American cocktails, Rye was the dark liquor of choice for farmers, merchants, statesmen, and whiskey drinkers of all stripes.

Rye was born of necessity, shaped by American ingenuity, and became a defining ingredient in the classic cocktails that helped establish our drinking culture.

And then, for a time, it nearly disappeared.

At the Farmtable, we’ll trace Rye’s remarkable journey from its humble beginnings and pre-Prohibition glory days to its modern renaissance as both a standout cocktail spirit and a serious special-occasion sipper. Along the way, we’ll taste through a range of Ryes and explore what makes them distinctive: spice, grain, proof, barrel aging, mash bills, and the unmistakable character that Rye brings to the glass.

Rye is more than just an ingredient in your Manhattan. It can be bright and spicy, earthy and savory, rich and powerful, elegant and contemplative and, in the right bottle, every bit as compelling as the finest Bourbon.

So pull up a chair. Pour yourself a taste. And come discover why Rye deserves its place at the head of the American whiskey table.

THIS POUR LIST WILL BE A DELICIOUS SURPRISE; 21+ ID IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND.