| Category | American Straight Rye Whiskey / Maryland-style rye |
|---|---|
| Country | Region | Region: USA | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Distillery | Blend of Sagamore-distilled Maryland rye and sourced Indiana rye |
| Age statement | Official base age: 4-5 years; then 18 months in toasted wave stave barrels |
| Alcohol % | Proof | 48.3% | 96.6 pf |
| Release | Core Double Oak Rye; recent labels include batches such as 8A0, 8AK, and 9A |
| Mash bill | High-rye and low-rye blend; exact current mash bills not officially published |
| Cask type | High-char new American oak, then low-char medium-plus-toast wave stave barrels |
| Price point | $55 - $75 |
| Bottle status | Active |
| Contributed By | Roary Tubbs |
Sagamore Rye Double Oak
Appearance / Color
Deep amber to copper with a polished mahogany center; likely medium viscosity with steady legs.
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Toasted oak leads immediately, followed by caramel, toffee, vanilla, brown sugar, hazelnut, toasted coconut, dark cherry, orange oil, pipe tobacco, cocoa, and a mild rye lift of mint, clove, and pepper.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Medium to medium-full texture. The first impression is sweet oak and caramelized barrel sugar, then toffee, vanilla cream, coconut, toasted nuts, cherry, fig/date, orange peel, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, and dark chocolate. It drinks darker and richer than many 96-proof ryes.
Finish
Moderately long and warming. Dry seasoned oak, cocoa, baking spice, pepper, tobacco, and a little minty rye spice build after the sweeter caramel and coconut notes fade.
This is rye whiskey for people who like the round sweetness of double-oaked bourbon but want more spice and fruit underneath. The barrel finish is the point: it pushes oak, caramel, toffee, coconut, nuts, and chocolate to the front while softening the sharper herbal edge found in leaner ryes. Sagamore’s Double Oak takes its Maryland-style rye base and gives it an extended second maturation in toasted wave stave barrels. The technique increases wood contact and brings the whiskey closer to a toasted-barrel dessert profile: caramel, toffee, toasted coconut, hazelnut, vanilla, and oak. Across researched tasting impressions, the profile lands as approachable and richly oaked, with enough rye spice, cherry, citrus, and mint to keep it from becoming simply sweet. The main caveat is balance: drinkers who want bright, peppery, grain-forward rye may find the oak finish heavy, while double-oak fans tend to see that same richness as the bottle’s charm. Not Bottled in Bond. Not cask strength. Not a single barrel. This is a finished core expression designed around toasted oak impact.
Sagamore Rye Double Oak
- Category
- American Straight Rye Whiskey / Maryland-style rye
- Distillery
- Blend of Sagamore-distilled Maryland rye and sourced Indiana rye
- Country | Region
- Region: USA | Baltimore, Maryland
- Age Statement
- Official base age: 4-5 years; then 18 months in toasted wave stave barrels
- Alcohol / Proof
- 48.3% / 96.6 pf
- Price Point
- $55 - $75
- Mash Bill
- High-rye and low-rye blend; exact current mash bills not officially published
- Cask Type
- High-char new American oak, then low-char medium-plus-toast wave stave barrels
- Release
- Core Double Oak Rye; recent labels include batches such as 8A0, 8AK, and 9A
Appearance
Deep amber to copper with a polished mahogany center; likely medium viscosity with steady legs.
Nose
Toasted oak leads immediately, followed by caramel, toffee, vanilla, brown sugar, hazelnut, toasted coconut, dark cherry, orange oil, pipe tobacco, cocoa, and a mild rye lift of mint, clove, and pepper.
Palate
Medium to medium-full texture. The first impression is sweet oak and caramelized barrel sugar, then toffee, vanilla cream, coconut, toasted nuts, cherry, fig/date, orange peel, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, and dark chocolate. It drinks darker and richer than many 96-proof ryes.
Finish
Moderately long and warming. Dry seasoned oak, cocoa, baking spice, pepper, tobacco, and a little minty rye spice build after the sweeter caramel and coconut notes fade.
This is rye whiskey for people who like the round sweetness of double-oaked bourbon but want more spice and fruit underneath. The barrel finish is the point: it pushes oak, caramel, toffee, coconut, nuts, and chocolate to the front while softening the sharper herbal edge found in leaner ryes. Sagamore’s Double Oak takes its Maryland-style rye base and gives it an extended second maturation in toasted wave stave barrels. The technique increases wood contact and brings the whiskey closer to a toasted-barrel dessert profile: caramel, toffee, toasted coconut, hazelnut, vanilla, and oak. Across researched tasting impressions, the profile lands as approachable and richly oaked, with enough rye spice, cherry, citrus, and mint to keep it from becoming simply sweet. The main caveat is balance: drinkers who want bright, peppery, grain-forward rye may find the oak finish heavy, while double-oak fans tend to see that same richness as the bottle’s charm. Not Bottled in Bond. Not cask strength. Not a single barrel. This is a finished core expression designed around toasted oak impact.
Sagamore Rye Double Oak tasting sheet