I’ve heard more than one distiller call rye whiskey a “sticky mess.” The grain’s higher protein and lower sugar content make the mash thicker, harder to pump and more prone to foaming ...
Distilleries have been making whiskey from heirloom varietals of grain for years, spending time and effort to literally revive lost flavors using long-forgotten barley, corn, and rye, a process ...
For years, Munger and Olson, a plant breeder at Michigan State University, have been on a quest to resurrect historical varieties of rye used to make whiskey, hoping to revive Michigan's rye industry.
He said Mammoth hopes to put Bentley rye back into production, use it to make whiskey and develop a Michigan Rye Trail akin to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. The project might also inspire a new rye ...