Angel's Envy Cellar Collection Rye Whiskey Volume 5 Limited Release 2025
Angel's Envy Cellar Collection Rye Whiskey Volume 5 Limited Release 2025 is the 2025 Cellar Collection release: a 104.2-proof (52.1% ABV), 750mL straight rye finished in French oak extra añejo tequila barrels — an unprecedented rye/tequila fusion — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
Volume 5 is a series of firsts: the first Cellar Collection available nationwide, and the first developed entirely under Master Distiller Owen Martin. Martin traveled to Hacienda Patrón in Jalisco, Mexico, to select the French oak barrels with Patrón's Master Distiller David Rodriguez, then finished straight rye (aged up to 7 years) in them for up to 12 months before rounding the blend with an 11-year-old straight rye for depth. The result is an innovation-led release in collector presentation, distilled in Indiana and bottled in Louisville, Kentucky.
Tasting notes (per the brand): floral and fruit-forward with toasty vanilla and subtle clove smokiness on the nose; baking spices and cracked pepper tempered by herbal agave syrup, earthy tobacco, and brown sugar on the palate; a soft, balanced finish of orange blossom honey, tropical fruits, and French oak.
Why buy Volume 5? Because it is the first nationwide Cellar Collection — a rye finished in Patrón extra añejo barrels, a combination never attempted before — from Angel's Envy's innovation program. Browse the Angel's Envy brand collection, more rye whiskey, and other American whisky.
Serving note: designed for neat sipping; also builds a superb Manhattan.
What is Angel's Envy Cellar Collection Volume 5? The 2025 fifth Cellar Collection release: a straight rye finished in Patrón extra añejo tequila barrels, blended with an 11-year-old straight rye.
How is Volume 5 different from the core Angel's Envy rye? The core rye finishes in Caribbean rum casks; Volume 5 finishes in French oak extra añejo tequila barrels — a first for the series — at a higher 104.2 proof.
What proof is Volume 5? 104.2 proof (52.1% ABV).
Is Angel's Envy Vol 5 limited? Yes — a limited annual release; the first Cellar Collection offered nationwide.
Who made Volume 5? The first Cellar Collection overseen from start to finish by Master Distiller Owen Martin.