Frank August Small Batch Rye Whiskey

Frank August Small Batch Rye Whiskey is Kentucky straight rye with a sweet streak: a 100-proof (50% ABV) small-batch rye in this 750mL bottle — and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

Frank August is a design-forward, non-distiller Kentucky brand based in Bardstown — the whiskey is distilled, aged, and bottled in Kentucky, matured in new charred American oak. Each batch of the Small Batch Rye blends just 10–15 barrels, and there's deliberately no batch number on the label: the goal is consistency, not collectibility. It's a permanent lineup addition (launched 2025), not a one-off, and it leans sweet and balanced for a rye — brown sugar and caramel over the spice.

Tasting notes (retailer consensus): rye spice, caramel, brown sugar, citrus, and allspice — with mint, peppercorn, and orange peel — on the nose; brown sugar, caramel, graham cracker, raisin, and leather with building rye spice on the palate; a finish of baking spices, cinnamon, brown sugar, peppery oak, and leather.

Why buy the Small Batch Rye? Because it's the rare rye built for balance over burn — 100 proof, small-batch, and priced to pour — from a brand that's all about the whiskey in the glass. Explore the rye whiskey collection, the Frank August brand collection, and all whisky.

Serving note: neat in a Glencairn; the second oak loves a single large cube if you like it opened up.

What proof is it? 100 proof (50% ABV), 750mL.

How old is it? No age statement — the brand does not publish an age for the rye (do not use the sibling bourbon's age).

What is the mash bill? Undisclosed — expected high-rye Kentucky character, but no mash bill is published.

Which batch is this? The label carries no batch number by design — each release blends 10–15 barrels for consistency.