To bring awareness to Maryland’s official state spirit, rye whiskey, the Maryland Distillers Guild is launching a new “Rye Curious” campaign to to put the history and tradition of rye whiskey in Maryland into the spotlight. 

To kick off the campaign, Baltimore Spirits Co., McClintock Distilling, and Sagamore Spirits have combined their efforts on a new blended “Rye Curious” whiskey to be exclusively released this coming Sunday, May 18, at both Baltimore Spirits Co. in Baltimore and McClintock Distilling in Frederick. This addition highlights the growing interest and quality of Maryland-distilled rye whiskey.

The initial release of the “Rye Curious” blend will feature rye whiskey from Baltimore Spirits Co., McClintock, and Sagamore, however the goal of the campaign is to highlight all of the nearly 20 rye whiskey producers in the state. Future editions will include rye whiskey from additional producers as well.

The limited release will happen at noon on May 18 at Baltimore Spirits Company and McClintock Distilling in Frederick. Each location will have 150 bottles available, limited to one per customer, at $79.99.

“This blend of Maryland rye whiskies is an opportunity to showcase the different approaches distillers in Maryland have taken to make their own rye whiskey and how well those flavors blend together in one inspiring bottle,” Maryland Distillers Guild president Eli Breitburg-Smith said in a news release. “We think all spirit connoisseurs in Maryland should be ‘Rye Curious’ and learn about the important place Maryland rye whiskey holds in history and the new golden era we are experiencing with talented distillers around the state.”

For more information and to learn more about Maryland rye whiskey, visit marylandspirits.org/ryecuriousmd/.

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