Bender’s Small Batch 5 Rye Whiskey

At the end of the rainbow, you’ll find a bottle of Whiskey.

Benders Whiskey is located onTreasure Island a man-made island in the San Francisco Bay. The distillery was founded by Carl Bender, whohired Christopher Cohen as their Master Blender. Chris spends his days assembling Rye Whiskey batches from across North America into theirsignature and only product.

Bender’s Rye Whiskey was first released in 2013. Every batch is different, so Benders tastes a bit different from year to year. What they are pouring today is ahigh ryecombination of Rye and Corn Whiskeys without the barley or wheat that some producers mix in. That means that you getspice and tang a-plenty.Rye Whiskey has seen a huge increase in popularity, mainly due to the explosion of craft cocktails that use it as a base. Benders Rye will fit right in with its stout, peppery flavor and 45% ABV.

Bender’s Rye Whiskey has been aged between five and nine years, with some of the juice being aged in 1 year old Bourbon barrels and Hoffmeister barrels for selective additional aging.

Smartass Corner:
If youve been to San Francisco you know that there are two ways cross the bay: The Golden Gate Bridge and the Oakland Bay Bridge. The latter actually looks like it was assembled from the left over parts of 5 or 6 other bridges. The first “leg” of this bridge runs from downtown San Francisco to Treasure Island.