First Edition

Name: First Edition
Brand: Hemingway Rye
Price: 149.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750ml / 102 Proof / 51%ABV

Available for Pre-Order

A blend of Straight Rye Whiskeys finished in rum-seasoned Oloroso Sherry casks

Only 972 First Edition bottles are available. All bottles are numbered and hand-signed by Ron Call, Jacob Call and Clayton Call, delivered in Collector's Packaging.

Expected to ship in early December

Blend

90% — 6 y/o Indiana Straight Rye Whiskey (95/5)

10% — 4 y/o Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey (95/5)

Tasting Notes

Nose: Ryegrass, vanilla, raspberry, raisins, baking spices and oak wood.

Palate: Big bold notes of orange and other assorted dark fruits balanced perfectly with hints of chocolate and caramel all balanced perfectly with plenty of spices like clove and nutmeg.

the whiskey community is talking

“Double Platinum”
“Full bodied complexity and a gorgeous mouthfeel, and a warming, cinnamon finish.”

ASCOT AAWARDS
“97 points”
“The richness placates the senses with a voluptuous, warm mouth feel.”

TASTING PANEL MAGAZINE
“This stuff is one of the best new ryes of 2023.”

UPROXX
“It's really good! There's something to this rum seasoned cask.”

Bourbon Pursuit
★★★★★

“Hemingway Whiskey Launches With Some Kentucky Heavyweights At Helm.”

The Whiskey Wash
★★★★★

“We got to taste the sample of their whiskey and came away impressed.”

Robb Report
★★★★★

“Beautiful chocolate, raspberry, fig, really liked it!”

Fred Minnick
“#1 Rye Whiskey in the World”
“It’s not super-spicy, but smooth and easy, and a delicious, lovely sipper.”

Whisky Advocate
“Best Whiskeys of 2023”
“The result is richly spiced and enticing.”

Paste Magazine

hemingway’s cocktails

Life In The Morning

BY KYLE COOPER Life In The Morning–the counterpart to Hemingway's famous Death In The Afternoon cocktail–this delicious mix of cider, spice, and Brut will breathe life into any occasion. INGREDIENTS 1 oz Hemingway Signature Edition Rye 1 oz Spiced Apple...
Summer in Michigan

BY KYLE COOPER Savor the last sips of summer with this refreshing classic cocktail inspired by Hemingway’s summers spent on Walloon Lake, Michigan, where raspberries grow fresh all summer long. Use fresh berries and enjoy in the sunshine for best...
Sazerac

BY KYLE COOPER INGREDIENTS 1.5 oz Hemingway Rye Whiskey 0.25 oz Absinthe Liqueur 1 sugar cube 3 dashes of Peychaud’s Bitters Muddle sugar cube with the bitters in a mixing glass, add Hemingway Rye Whiskey and ice. Stir for 30-45...

rye perfected by master distillers

our craft

To craft this one-of-a-kind spirit, Master Distiller Ron Call teamed up with his sons, Master Distiller Jacob Call and Whiskey Storyteller Clayton Call to hand source, blend, and finish the highest quality straight rye whiskeys on today's market.

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over 300 years & 8 generations

OUR LEGACY

Ron Call and his sons Jacob and Clay, 7th and 8th Generation Distillers, have distilling in their blood with stories and lessons passed down for more than 300 hundred years.

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