Corbin Cash Merced 5 Year Old Rye Whiskey

Corbin Cash Merced 5 Year Old Rye Whiskey is a 45% ABV (90 proof), 750mL California straight rye whiskey made from 100% estate-grown Merced rye — an ultra-rare, California-native heritage grain — and aged 5 years in custom-charred American white oak barrels on the Souza family farm in Atwater, California. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

Since 1917, five generations of the Souza family have farmed sweet potatoes and Merced rye in California's San Joaquin Valley. Merced rye began as a drought-tolerant winter cover crop that restores nitrogen to the sandy soil between sweet potato harvests; Corbin Cash turns that same estate grain into a true farm-to-bottle whiskey — planted, grown, harvested, fermented, distilled, aged and bottled on the farm in Atwater. It is a rye with a genuine California identity, not a sourced whiskey in a California label.

Tasting profile: bold, spicy rye up front with fresh rye grain, cracked pepper and light citrus, opening to caramel, toasted oak, dried fruit and vanilla through the midpalate, and a warm, lingering finish of pepper and a touch of sweetness. Browse the Corbin Cash brand collection, more rye whiskey, and the full whiskey collection at Del Mesa Liquor.

Serving note: pour it neat or over a large cube to let the rye spice unwind, or give a Manhattan or Old Fashioned a distinctly Californian backbone.

What is Merced rye? A California-native heritage rye variety the Souza family has grown in the San Joaquin Valley since 1917 — originally as a soil-restoring cover crop, now the sole grain in this 100% rye whiskey.

Where is Corbin Cash made? Entirely on the Souza family farm in Atwater, California — grain to glass, farmed since 1917.

What does it taste like? Bold rye spice, cracked pepper, caramel and toasted oak, with dried fruit and vanilla and a warm, peppery finish.

What is the ABV and size? 45% ABV (90 proof), 750mL.