I really like Rye Whiskey!

I'm your odd American guy that enjoys a fine rye from time to time. Usually my Canadian friends are synonymous with drinking this fine brew, but seeing that I was born in upstate New York I guess it's close enough that in some odd way I grew to like the tasty beverage myself.

In most bars, rye is a bottle near that back of or not so subtlety placed out of sight but recently rye whiskey has gained some popularity. Most of this popularity is due to the resurgence of good old fashioned cocktails, many of them containing rye. Most bars stock Old Overholt and Jim Beam Rye (which is pretty darn good for the price I might add) but of late because of the above stated resurgence of the art of cocktail making, other rye's are coming to the forefront.

One of the oldest if not the oldest rye in America is Sazarac. This rye which is made from the same family of distillers that produces Buffalo Trace Bourbon (yum) is a great example of what a rye should taste like. For info on about this rye and what is tastes like follow the following link.
http://www.greatbourbon.com/sazeracrye.aspx

This rye by the way is also a key ingredient with one of the oldest cocktails in America, The Sazarac Cocktail.
http://www.sazerac.com/cocktail.aspx

Recently I have also tried Michter's Rye at the Shady Lady Saloon (Sacramento, CA) and it was great! If you are looking for a place to explore the art of cocktail making with a great selection of spirits then I would highly recommend you take a trip over there because they know what they are doing and most importantly they know how to produce a mighty fine cocktail.
http://www.shadyladybar.com/

Our friends at Jim Beam also produce I higher end model of rye named, Ri which I love too.

I've saved the best for last though and it comes from a not so usual source, Anchor Steam Brewery in San Francisco, California. In 1993 Anchor started a distillery to compliment their fine brews. In addition to producing two types of whiskey and a great gin, they also produce the finest rye whiskey that I have tasted to date, Old Potrero Straight Rye Whiskey! Below is a link to their fine products and I'd recommend watching the video to get an idea of how the distillery came to fruition.
http://www.anchorbrewing.com/about_us/anchordistilling.htm

Cheers,
G