Dark Arts Whiskey House Amburana Maple Finished Rye Whiskey Review.
Dark Arts Whiskey House Amburana Maple Finished Rye Whiskey Review. There’s something undeniably exciting about cracking open a new bottle from Dark Arts Whiskey House. Based out of Kentucky, they’ve carved out a loyal following in the craft space by sourcing solid whiskey, often from MGP, and giving it bold, thoughtful finishing treatments. Tonight’s pour is their “Ripple Rye,” a straight rye finished in maple syrup casks and with toasted amburana staves. It’s been getting plenty of love online, and as someone who’s gone on a personal rampage buying nearly every release I can find, I’m eager to dive into this one. Dark Arts tends to walk the line between bold and refined, and when amburana’s involved, that line can get blurry fast. Let’s see if Ripple Rye can strike the balance. T his is a 95/5 Indiana rye (MGP, of course), aged for at least 7 years before undergoing a dual-finishing process. First, it’s placed into maple syrup casks, and then it...