Hochstadter's Slow & Low Rock and Rye - Straight Rye Whiskey (750ml)A drink made by sweetening straight rye whiskey with rock candy and citrus peels, Rock & Rye traces its history back to the 19th century, when stern faced barkeeps would pour a shot of rye and let customers add their own honey or rock candy, creating a drink similar to an Old Fashioned. By the turn of the century, Rock & Rye blurred the line between refreshment and remedy. Pharmacists prescribed Rock & Rye to snuff out coughs, colds, sore throats,

Dark golden hay

Master distiller

The Redwood Empire is a national park system which is home to the forest of massive Humboldt Redwoods

creating a drink similar to an Old Fashioned

Palate: Fairly dry with biscuity oak and a little cinnamon as well as some development of those toffee and apple notes

At least 18 years later

it coats the palate

with continuing vanilla sweetness

a healthy dose of vanilla

Tinned peaches and crumbly fudge

Palate: Sweet

vanilla and caramel provide the base and a delightful amount of oak is mixed in