Name: Sagamore Reserve Series
Color: Light Yellow
Nose: Light, flowers, spice, honey, grass
Taste: Rye, semi-sweet, white apple fruit
Sagamore Spirit Whiskey originates from Baltimore, Maryland and is owned by the owner Under Armor clothing. The marketing claims that Maryland produced rye whiskey before Bourbon was created in Kentucky. This makes sense when you look at how America’s colonies and states developed. Last month I reviewed Sagamore Double Oak.
Sagamore Reserve Series is aged 5 years, bottled at 101.32 proof, and finished in Calvados barrels for up to 2 years. Calvados is an apple (or pear) brandy from the Calvados region in Normandy, France. The Calvados barrel finish gives nice apples notes and the French Oak gives some nice tannins to the whiskey. The overall taste profile is more on the lighter side and I feel would make more of a summer rye cocktail than a winter drink.
Overall, I am impressed with Sagamore’s expressions so far and this one is no exception.
Priced around $75 and a little pricey for a mixer but worth a try to experience the flavor profile on a rye.
If you like it, drink it! – Christopher
If you like it, drink it!
