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Virginia distillers are crafting a wide variety of distinctive brands, from 100% straight Virginia Rye whiskeys aged to perfection, to a mule kicking 141 proof rye whiskey and clear rye spirits.
​Whether you're sipping or mixing, there is a wonderful Virginia Rye available to suit your taste.

VirgINIA DISTILLERIES - Rye Offerings

Distilleries listed in alphabetical order (If we've missed one, please send us a note with the details)

Hit The VIRGINIA RYE TRAIL

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►1. Appalachian Heritage Distillery – Damascus, Virginia ►2. Axe Handle Distilling – Pennington Gap, Virginia  ►3. Brady's Distillery – Roanoke, Virginia ►4. Cape Charles Distillery – Cape Charles, Virginia ►5. Catoctin Creek Distilling – Purcellville, Virginia ►6. Copper Fox Distillery - Sperryville, Virginia - Williamsburg, Virginia ►7. Davis Valley Distillery – Rural Retreat, Virginia ►8. Falls Church Distillers – Manassas, Virginia ►9. Filibuster Distillery – Maurertown, Virginia ►10. Five Mile Mountain – Floyd, Virginia  ►11. Franklin County Distilleries – Boones Mill, Virginia ►12. George Washington’s Distillery - Mount Vernon, Virginia  ►13. J.H. Bards Spirit Co. – Radford, Virginia ►14. JT Rye at Belmont Farms – Culpeper, Virginia  ►15. KO Distilling – Manassas, Virginia ►16. Phenomenal Spirits RY3 – Virginia Beach, Virginia  ►17. Ragged Branch – Charlottesville, Virginia ►18. Reservoir Distillery – Richmond, Virginia ►19. River Hill Distillery – Luray, Virginia ►20. Silverback Distillery – Afton, Virginia ►21. Three Brothers Distillery – Disputanta, Virginia  ►22. Three Crosses Distilling Co. – Powhatan, Virginia ►23. Twin Creeks Distillery – Rocky Mount, Virginia

Appalachian Heritage Distillery
Damascus, Virginia
www.ahd.llc
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Rye Whiskey - 4 year old straight rye
ABV 48% (96 PROOF) - 75% rye, 20% corn, 5% barley
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Axe Handle Distilling
Pennington Gap, Virginia
www.axehandledistilling.com

Straight Rye Whiskey
ABV 45% (90 PROOF)
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Brady's Distillery
Roanoke, Virginia
www.bradysdistillery.com

Toasted Rye Whiskey
ABV 47% (94 PROOF)
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Cape Charles Distillery
Cape Charles, Virginia
www.ccdesva.com

Small Batch Series Straight Rye Whiskey
65% Rye, Aged 4 Years
ABV 45% (90 PROOF)


Rye Whiskey

ABV 45% (90 PROOF)
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Catoctin Creek Distilling
​Purcellville, Virginia
www.catoctincreekdistilling.com
 
Roundstone Rye®
ABV 40% (80 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Roundstone Rye® Distiller's Edition
ABV 46% (92 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Roundstone Rye® Cask Proof
ABV 59% (118 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Roundstone Rye® Cask Proof - maple barrel finished
ABV 59% (118 PROOF) - 100% Rye

Rabble Rouser® Bottled in Bond
ABV 50% (100 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Braddock Oak® Rye Whisky – single barrel
ABV 46% (92 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Braddock Oak® Rye Whisky – red wine barrel finished
ABV 46% (92 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
+ Special releases and single casks
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Copper Fox Distillery
Sperryville and Williamsburg, Virginia
www.copperfoxdistillery.com
 
Copper Fox Original Rye
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) - 67% rye, 33% barley– Virginia grown
 
Copper Fox Sassy - Single Malt Rye
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) - 100% rye – Virginia grown
 
Copper Fox Port Style Barrel Finish Rye
ABV 50% (100 PROOF) - 67% rye, 33% barley– Virginia grown
 
Copper Fox Cognac Barrel Finish Rye
ABV 50% (100 PROOF) - 67% rye, 33% barley– Virginia grown
 
Copper Fox Rye Spirit – clear
ABV 62% (124 PROOF) - 67% rye, 33% barley – Virginia grown
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Davis Valley Distillery
Rural Retreat, Virginia
www.davisvalleydistillery.com

​Davis Valley offers distillers and blenders wholesale bulk Virginia Rye Whiskey by the barrel or the gallon in their standard mash bill or through a customized recipe arrangement.

Standard Recipe Virginia Rye Whiskey - WHOLESALE ONLY
ABV 45% (90 PROOF)
Mash bill - 65% Rye. 18% Barley. 17% Wheat
Available as White Dog, or aged up to 2 years.



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Falls Church Distillers
Falls Church, Virginia
www.fcdistillers.com

Church Burn Whiskey - Double Oaked Rye
ABV 46% (92 PROOF)


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Filibuster Distillery
Maurertown, Virginia
www.filibusterbourbon.com
 
Filibuster Straight Rye Whiskey
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ABV 45% (90 PROOF) 
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Five Mile Mountain Distillery
Floyd, Virginia
www.5milemountain.com

Aged Rye 105
ABV 52.5% (105 PROOF)

Aged in small batch American white oak barrels and bottled in limited quantities.

Rye 105 – clear
ABV 52.5% (105 PROOF)
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Franklin County Distilleries
Boones Mill, Virginia
www.franklincountydistilleries.com
 
Rocky Mount Rye – clear
ABV 50% (100 PROOF)

141 Black Label Rye
ABV 70.5% (141 PROOF)
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George Washington’s Distillery
Mount Vernon, Virginia
www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/distillery/
 
George Washington’s Rye Whiskey – clear
ABV 43% (86 PROOF) - 60% rye, 35% corn, 5% malted barley
 
George Washington’s Straight Rye Whiskey – 2 year
ABV 43% (86 PROOF) - 60% rye, 35% corn, 5% malted barley
 
George Washington’s Straight Rye Premium Whiskey – 4 years & 3 months
ABV 43% (86 PROOF) - 60% rye, 35% corn, 5% malted barley

The reestablishment of rye whiskey production at Mt. Vernon was helped in part by the late great Master Distiller Dave Pickerell. Learn more...
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J.H. Bards Spirit Co.
Radford, Virginia
www.jhbards.com
 
Virginia Rye Whiskey - 2 year
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) - 65% rye, 18% wheat, 17% malted barley

Virginia Rye Whiskey - 5 year
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) - 95% rye, 5% malted barley
A 5-year old rye in a toasted barrel.  A 95% high rye content. A bold sipper that finishes with the woody sweetness that you'd expect from its time in the toasted barrel.
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JT Rye
at Belmont Farms Distillery, Culpeper, Virginia
www.jtrye.com
 
Virginia Rye Whiskey - aged 1 year with applewood chips
Distilled in a 1933 cooper still

ABV 44% (88 PROOF) - 93% rye, 7% malted rye
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KO Distilling
Manassas, Virginia
www.kodistilling.com
 
Bare Knuckle American Rye Whiskey
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Bare Knuckle American Rye Whiskey is made 100% rye, sourced from local Virginia farms. It is double-distilled and aged in charred new American White Oak barrels from Kentucky. Look for the handwritten age statement on the back of each bottle. The first bottling runs were aged 17-18 months.

 
Distiller's Reserve Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey
ABV 50% (100 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 

Distiller’s Reserve Bottled-in-Bond Rye Whiskey is aged a minimum of four years in new, charred American White Oak barrels after being distilled onsite in one distilling season.  It is handcrafted from 100% Virginia-grown rye.
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Bare Knuckle Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Bare Knuckle Straight Rye Whiskey Single Barrel is made with 100% rye, sourced from local Virginia farms.  It is double-distilled and aged for at least 2 years in charred new American White Oak barrels, and bottled at 90 proof.  This rye whiskey is carefully selected from an individual barrel, handpicked for its superior taste and quality.

 
Bare Knuckle Cask Strength
ABV 59-62.5% (118-125 PROOF) - 100% Rye
 
Bare Knuckle Straight Rye Whiskey Single Barrel Cask Strength is made with 100% rye, sourced from local Virginia farms.  It is double-distilled, aged for at least 2 years in a single charred new American White Oak barrel, and bottled directly from the barrel, without dilution.  This spirit can range from ~118 to ~125 proof, and produces a wonderful depth of flavor and heat.

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Phenomenal Spirits
Virginia Beach, Virginia
www.phenomenalspirits.com 

RY3 Whiskey - Rum Cask Finished
ABV 50% (100 PROOF)

A special blend of 3 phenomenal whiskeys, 3 carefully handpicked mash-bills, and 3 distinctive aged statements.

The culmination of this beautifully well-balanced whiskey is finished in vintage rum casks, resulting in a sipping experience of silky-smooth rye whiskey with layers of fruity and complex notes from the rum barrels. 
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Ragged Branch
Charlottesville, Virginia
www.raggedbranch.com
 
Ragged Branch Straight Rye  
Straight Rye Whiskey Bottled in Bond
ABV 50% (100 PROOF) - 85% rye, 15% malt

Cowboy Cut - Double Oaked
Straight Rye Whiskey, Barrel Proof

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We run straight rye whiskey every year with our leftover rye. So we plan on releasing single barrels every couple months." - Alex Toomy, Ragged Branch
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Reservoir Distillery
Richmond, Virginia
www.reservoirdistillery.com
 
Reservoir Rye
ABV 50% (100 PROOF) - 100% Virginia grown Rye

Hunter & Scott Rye
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) -Blended, 67% Rye, 33% Wheat
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Reservoir distills from single-grain mashbills, e.g. 100% corn, 100% wheat, and 100% rye, maturing each distillate separately. Hunter & Scott Rye combines 100% rye whiskey (in a proportion of 67%) and 100% wheat whiskey (33%). All the grain is grown in Virginia.

Wheated Rye Gray Ghost (limited releases)
ABV 45% (90 PROOF) -Blended, 67% Rye, 33% Wheat
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With a mashbill of 33% wheat and 67% rye, Reservoir blended both distillates together into a five-gallon barrel and aged it for three and one half years. This whiskey is as perfect a phantom find in the deep recesses of the aging warehouse as one could ever hope to stumble upon.
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River Hill Distillery
Luray, Virginia
www.riverhilldistillery.com
 
River Hill Rye Whiskey
ABV 45% (90 PROOF)
80% rye 20% malted barley
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​Silverback Distillery
Afton, Virginia
www.sbdistillery.com
 
Silverback Alpha Series Honey Rye Whiskey
ABV 45% (90 PROOF)
Small Batch Aged 2 Years.

Blackback “Lucky 13” Rye Whiskey
ABV 43% (86 PROOF)
 
Blackback Honey Rye Whiskey
ABV 35% (70 PROOF)
A honey liqueur crafted with raw honey from Nelson County and blended with the Blackback Lucky 13 Rye.
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Three Brothers Distillery
Disputanta, Virginia
www.threebrotherswhiskey.com
 
Steel Fish Straight Rye Whiskey – future release, currently aging
Straight Rye Whiskey, ABV 45% (90 PROOF)
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Three Crosses Distilling Co.
Powhatan, Virginia
www.threecrossesdistilling.com

Noble Hound Rye Whiskey
50% ABV 100 (PROOF) - Blended Rye Whiskey, aged in Oak Barrels for 2 years and bottled at 100 proof.

Noble Hound Dark Rye Whiskey
50% ABV 100 (PROOF)

A traditional high rye whiskey blend that is aged in new, charred American Oak barrels then finished in port wine barrels from award winning Virginia wineries. The resulting spirit is a bold rye whiskey with just the subtlest hints of plum and berries as would be expected from a Tawny Port styled wine. But the fruity notes in no way diminishes that this is still a rye whiskey at its core with the familiar cereal and pepper notes.
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Twin Creeks Distillery
Rocky Mount, Virginia
www.twincreeksdistillery.com 
 
Peg Hatcher's Straight Whisky  - limited release
43% ABV 86 (PROOF)

The Peg Hatcher's Straight Whisky from Twin Creeks is primarily a rye base with a wee bit of corn, then aged in white oak barrels.

Sweet Mash Rye - clear
45% ABV 90 (PROOF)  - Mostly rye with a hint of corn, yeast, and malt
 
A pure grain, unaged whiskey straight from the copper still. Locally grown rye is ground and picked up in our hometown. A sweet mash consisting of mostly rye with a hint of corn, yeast, and malt. Fermentation begins and distillation follows. The aftermath is a 90 proof, sippin' liquor that has a highly desired bite. 
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Hit The VIRGINIA RYE TRAIL

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►1. Appalachian Heritage Distillery – Damascus, Virginia ►2. Axe Handle Distilling – Pennington Gap, Virginia  ►3. Brady's Distillery – Roanoke, Virginia ►4. Cape Charles Distillery – Cape Charles, Virginia ►5. Catoctin Creek Distilling – Purcellville, Virginia ►6. Copper Fox Distillery - Sperryville, Virginia - Williamsburg, Virginia ►7. Davis Valley Distillery – Rural Retreat, Virginia ►8. Falls Church Distillers – Manassas, Virginia ►9. Filibuster Distillery – Maurertown, Virginia ►10. Five Mile Mountain – Floyd, Virginia  ►11. Franklin County Distilleries – Boones Mill, Virginia ►12. George Washington’s Distillery - Mount Vernon, Virginia  ►13. J.H. Bards Spirit Co. – Radford, Virginia ►14. JT Rye at Belmont Farms – Culpeper, Virginia  ►15. KO Distilling – Manassas, Virginia ►16. Phenomenal Spirits RY3 – Virginia Beach, Virginia  ►17. Ragged Branch – Charlottesville, Virginia ►18. Reservoir Distillery – Richmond, Virginia ►19. River Hill Distillery – Luray, Virginia ►20. Silverback Distillery – Afton, Virginia ►21. Three Brothers Distillery – Disputanta, Virginia  ►22. Three Crosses Distilling Co. – Powhatan, Virginia ►23. Twin Creeks Distillery – Rocky Mount, Virginia
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"Virginia Rye" is defined as aged or clear spirit products manufactured in Virginia with a mash bill that is at least 51% rye grain.
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