Comments on: Review: Templeton Small Batch Rye (Batch #2) http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:16:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Templeton Rye http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-89613 Templeton Rye Mon, 02 May 2011 03:29:07 +0000 http://blog.maltadvocate.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-89613 [...] John Hansell [...] [...] John Hansell [...]

]]> By: Brian http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-3003 Brian Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:20:56 +0000 http://blog.maltadvocate.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-3003 The Small Batch label is the more correct one. The barrel numbering is a holdover from Batch #1 which was a true single barrel. Here's a photo of the first three bottlings from Templeton: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjmacke/2828316783 Batch #3 appears to be out now but I can't get any until I find a reason to go to Iowa or Chicago. The Small Batch label is the more correct one. The barrel numbering is a holdover from Batch #1 which was a true single barrel. Here’s a photo of the first three bottlings from Templeton:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjmacke/2828316783

Batch #3 appears to be out now but I can’t get any until I find a reason to go to Iowa or Chicago.

]]> By: thomas mckenzie http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-2966 thomas mckenzie Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:32:47 +0000 http://blog.maltadvocate.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-2966 Have you heard how their own production is going? And when or if they will be releasing anything? Have you heard how their own production is going? And when or if they will be releasing anything?

]]> By: John Hansell http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-2961 John Hansell Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:02:04 +0000 http://blog.maltadvocate.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-2961 Gary, yes, this appears to be a second bottling run. It's nice enough of a whiskey--but I just would have liked to have more rye kick to it and a little bit less sweetness to score it higher than I did. A unique rye for sure, though. Gary, yes, this appears to be a second bottling run. It’s nice enough of a whiskey–but I just would have liked to have more rye kick to it and a little bit less sweetness to score it higher than I did. A unique rye for sure, though.

]]> By: Gary Gillman http://www.whiskyadvocateblog.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-2959 Gary Gillman Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:07:26 +0000 http://blog.maltadvocate.com/2009/01/15/review-templeon-small-batch-rye-batch-2/#comment-2959 Very good notes, John. I guess the producer is stating that this is the second bottling or run, since I assume more than one barrel will be bottled from this current "batch". I was impressed with the first bottling whose provenance has never been nailed down as far as I know. There was discussion in some quarters that the whiskey may have been been straight rye from Seagram's Lawrenceburg, Indiana plant (now owned by Angostura of W.I.). That plant made rye, at least at one time, to add I believe to 7 Crown and perhaps other Seagram whiskies. Batch 1 was an excellent rye whsikey and it sounds like this current one is as good or better and possibly from the same source (since your taste notes sound similar to what I recall from batch 1). I look forward to trying it. Gary Very good notes, John. I guess the producer is stating that this is the second bottling or run, since I assume more than one barrel will be bottled from this current “batch”.

I was impressed with the first bottling whose provenance has never been nailed down as far as I know. There was discussion in some quarters that the whiskey may have been been straight rye from Seagram’s Lawrenceburg, Indiana plant (now owned by Angostura of W.I.). That plant made rye, at least at one time, to add I believe to 7 Crown and perhaps other Seagram whiskies.

Batch 1 was an excellent rye whsikey and it sounds like this current one is as good or better and possibly from the same source (since your taste notes sound similar to what I recall from batch 1). I look forward to trying it.

Gary

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