Current barrel: 115.8 proof · 57.9% ABV
Jaywalk Heirloom Rye Whiskey – Cask Strength
Jaywalk Heirloom Rye is the purest expression of Horton, a historic New York rye variety brought back from just ten surviving seeds.
Each bottle comes from one hand-selected barrel, typically aged for eight or nine years and bottled at cask strength. The whiskey enters the barrel at 115 proof, or 57.5% ABV, before years of maturation create an expression unique to that individual cask.
The mash bill is 75% Horton rye, 13% New York corn and 12% malted barley.
Wax-sealed, individually inscribed and presented in a gift box.
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FLAVOR PROFILE
Robust, rich and unmistakably rye.
A rich nose of malty cocoa, nutmeg and allspice opens into fresh golden apple and soft marshmallow sweetness.
The palate brings together brown bread, vanilla and tart fruit before developing into a long, warming rye-spice finish. Every single barrel has its own character, so the precise flavor and intensity will vary between releases.
NOSE
Malty Cocoa · Nutmeg · Golden Apple
PALATE
Brown Bread · Vanilla · Tart Fruit
FINISH
Warming Spice · Long and Rich
Single barrel
One barrel. Never repeated.
Every bottle of Jaywalk Heirloom comes from one individually selected barrel.
Years of maturation shape each barrel differently. Its final proof, flavor and character belong to that barrel alone.
You will never taste another whiskey exactly like it.
The grain
The long project, bottled.
Horton rye was once grown in New York before disappearing from commercial cultivation for more than a century.
New York Distilling Company began with just ten surviving seeds. Thirteen years of patient cultivation produced enough grain to distill.
Jaywalk Heirloom is the clearest expression of that work, made with 75% Horton rye and drawn from one carefully selected barrel.
From barrel to bottle
Entered at 115 proof. Bottled at cask strength.
The whiskey enters a new charred oak barrel at 115 proof, or 57.5% ABV.
After eight or nine years of maturation, each barrel is tasted and selected individually. The whiskey is then bottled at its natural cask strength.
Because every barrel develops differently, the final proof and flavor can vary from one release to the next.
The Mash Bill
75%
Horton Heirloom Rye
13%
Corn
12%
Malted Barley
How to drink it
Taste the barrel as selected. Then add a few drops of water and give the whiskey time to open.
Its depth and natural strength also make it an exceptional choice for a Manhattan or Vieux Carré.