Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Rye Whiskey

Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Rye Whiskey is a 750mL barrel-proof Maryland-style rye — bottled uncut and unfiltered in strength, straight from the barrel, so the proof printed on the label is the proof in the glass. Sagamore builds it from two straight rye mash bills, one high-rye and one low-rye, blended in small batches in Baltimore and proofed only with limestone-filtered water from the 1909 Sagamore Farm spring house. It is the boldest expression of the house style, and it is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• ABV: Cask strength — bottled uncut; the exact proof is printed on the bottle label and varies by batch
• Size: 750mL
• Mash bills: Two straight rye mash bills — one high-rye, one low-rye — blended in small batches
• Proofing: Limestone-filtered water from the Sagamore Farm spring house (built 1909)
• Distillery: Sagamore Spirit Distillery, Baltimore — waterfront campus opened 2017
• Origin: Maryland, USA

Maryland Rye at Full Strength

Sagamore Spirit's mission is the revival of Maryland rye — historically the rounder, sweeter counterpart to Pennsylvania's high-rye style. The Cask Strength bottling takes that blend at barrel proof, keeping the rye spice, dark chocolate depth and black pepper heat that dilution would soften. Because cask strength batches are released at the proof the barrels deliver, the label on each bottle carries the batch's own number — check it when yours arrives. See the rest of the range on the Sagamore Spirit vendor page, or browse our rye whiskey collection.

Tasting Notes

Per the brand: dark chocolate and brown sugar with black pepper and honey for balance — a dense, warming palate that opens with a splash of water to caramel and dark cherry.

How to Enjoy

Start neat to meet it at full strength, then add water a few drops at a time — cask strength rye rewards patience, each dilution step shifting the spice and sweetness. More high-proof pours are in our rye whiskey collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What proof is Sagamore Cask Strength Rye?
It is bottled uncut at barrel proof, and Sagamore has released it at different proofs across batches — the exact proof for this bottle is printed on its label.

What does "cask strength" mean?
The whiskey is bottled at the strength it reaches in the barrel, without the water addition used to bring standard bottlings to a fixed proof — only Sagamore's spring water touches it, in small measure.

How is it different from Sagamore Double Oak Rye?
Double Oak is a fixed-proof bottling given a second, wave-stave barrel finish; Cask Strength is the two-mash-bill blend at natural barrel proof, with no second-barrel finish.

Barrel proof, blended in Baltimore — order Sagamore Spirit Cask Strength Rye online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.