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WhistlePig FarmStock Rye was the first release from the distillery to incorporate their own distillate. Each of the three releases use a different blend of whiskeys from Alberta Distillers, WhistlePig, and MGP (2017 and 2018 only).
The WhistlePig-distilled component is a farm-to-glass whiskey, which is made from grain grown on their own farms, distilled with their well water, and aged in Vermont Oak barrels.
The numbered FarmStock Rye batches were released from 2017-2019, with the WhistlePig component increasing from 20% in 2017 to 53% in 2019.
The FarmStock series was succeeded by WhistlePig’s FarmStock Beyond Bonded series, which are at least four years old and entirely produced at WhistlePig Farm in Vermont. The series also spawned other annual “-Stock” releases, such as HomeStock (2020), RoadStock (2021), SmokeStock (2022), and SummerStock (2023).
Batches
Each of the three releases in the series is known as a numbered “Crop”, with increasing amounts of WhistlePig-produced whiskey in each batch.
WhistlePig FarmStock RyeCrop 004
WhistlePig FarmStock RyeCrop 003
The blend in this release is made up of:
- 52% 3-year old WhistlePig rye (100% rye, Vermont Oak, #4 char)
- 31% 6-year old Alberta Distillers rye (100% rye, #3 char)
- 15% 10-year old Alberta Distillers rye (100% rye, #3 char)
WhistlePig FarmStock RyeCrop 002
The blend in this release is made up of:
- 45% 6-year old MGP rye (95% rye, 5% malted barley mashbill, #3 char)
- 32% 2-year old WhistlePig rye (100% rye, Vermont Oak, #3 char)
- 23% 10-year old Alberta Distillers rye (100% rye, #3 char)
WhistlePig FarmStock RyeCrop 001
The blend in this release is made up of:
- 49% 5-year old Alberta Distillers rye (100% rye, aged in Vermont Oak, #1 char)
- 31% 12-year old MGP rye (95% rye, 5% malted barley mashbill, #3 char)
- 20% 1-year old WhistlePig rye (100% rye, aged in Vermont Oak, #4 char)
