Sagamore Spirit Signature Rye Whiskey
Sagamore Spirit Signature Rye Whiskey is a 750mL Maryland-style straight rye whisky bottled at 83 proof (41.5% ABV) — a blend of two straight rye mash bills, one high in rye and one lower in rye with more corn, proofed with limestone-filtered spring water from the 1909 spring house at Sagamore Farm in Maryland. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 41.5% (83 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Style: Maryland-style straight rye whiskey
- Blend: Two straight rye mash bills — a high-rye bill and a low-rye, higher-corn bill — distilled and aged separately, then blended
- Barrels: High-char American oak
- Proofing water: Limestone-filtered spring water from Sagamore Farm's 1909 spring house
- Origin: Maryland (blended, proofed and bottled; the Signature-era whiskey was distilled by Sagamore's Indiana partners)
The Maryland Style, Revived
Sagamore Spirit was founded in Baltimore in 2013 to revive Maryland-style rye — historically smoother than its Pennsylvania and Kentucky cousins, a character the brand ties to the state's calcium-rich limestone water. True to the story printed on this bottle, the spring water travels from Sagamore Farm — once home to champion thoroughbreds — to the distillery, and the 83 proof nods to the I-83 journey in the brand's own telling. Signature blends the spice of a high-rye mash bill with the sweeter, smoother low-rye bill, each aged separately in high-char American oak before blending. Browse the range on the Sagamore Spirit vendor page, or explore our rye whiskey collection.
Tasting Notes
Per the producer's spec-sheet notes: a golden straw colour; vanilla, caramel and baking spices on the aroma; candied dried orange peel with clove and nutmeg on the palate, in the traditional Maryland style; and a finish with lingering walnut and brown-sugar hints.
How to Enjoy
Pour it neat or with a splash of water to show the Maryland smoothness, or stir it into a Manhattan — the low-rye bill's caramel and honey keep it round. More rye is in our rye whiskey collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Maryland-style rye?
A historically smoother style of rye whiskey, which Sagamore links to Maryland's limestone-filtered water. Signature expresses it as a blend of a high-rye mash bill (cinnamon, clove) and a lower-rye, higher-corn bill (caramel, honey, citrus peel).
Why 83 proof?
The brand's own story ties the proof to the spring water's journey from Sagamore Farm to the Baltimore distillery along I-83.
Where is Sagamore Signature made?
Signature is blended, proofed with Sagamore Farm spring water and bottled in Maryland; per the brand's Distilling page, the whiskey of this era was distilled by its Indiana partners while Sagamore built toward its own Baltimore distillery, which opened in 2017.
Maryland rye the limestone-spring way — order Sagamore Spirit Signature Rye online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.