Fort Hamilton Double Barrel Rye Whiskey
Fort Hamilton Double Barrel Rye Whiskey is Brooklyn-based Fort Hamilton Distillery's cocktail-built rye — 92 proof (46% ABV), 750mL, non-chill filtered. It blends New York rye distilled at Taconic Distillery (90% rye, 10% malted barley) with Indiana rye (95% rye, 5% malted barley) — no corn in either mash bill — and ages it in heated Brooklyn warehouses. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 46% (92 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Mash: Rye and malted barley only — 90/10 (New York component) and 95/5 (Indiana component); zero corn
- Aging: Average of 3 years across 30- and 53-gallon char #3 American oak barrels
- Origin: Distilled in New York and Indiana; blended, aged and bottled in Brooklyn, New York
- Production: Barreled at 120 proof; heated-warehouse aging; non-chill filtered; OU Kosher
Two Barrel Sizes, One Brooklyn Rye
Fort Hamilton Distillery, founded in 2016 at Industry City in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, built the Double Barrel line as its bartender-friendly bottling. "Double Barrel" is literal: straight ryes matured in 30-gallon and 53-gallon char #3 barrels are blended for the final profile, and the barrels rest in Brooklyn warehouses heated through the winter so aging never sleeps. At a low 120-proof barrel entry, the whiskey keeps the rye's herbaceous, honeyed character. Shop more rye whiskey, or see the distillery's other bottlings on the Fort Hamilton vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Herbaceous dill and fennel with walnut skin. Palate: Dark cocoa powder, caramel-covered pretzels and yellow apple, with rye bread and black pepper. Finish: Honey and sea salt, with a hint of coffee.
How to Enjoy
Built as a cocktail backbone: stir it into a Manhattan or Old Fashioned, where the 92 proof and rye spice hold up to vermouth and bitters. It sips cleanly neat, too.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Double Barrel" mean here? The rye is blended from two barrel sizes — 30-gallon and 53-gallon char #3 American oak — not finished in a second barrel.
Is Fort Hamilton Rye made in Brooklyn? It is blended, aged and bottled in Brooklyn; the whiskey itself is distilled at Taconic Distillery in Stanfordville, New York and by MGP in Indiana.
Is there corn in the mash bill? No — both components are rye and malted barley only, a house signature at Fort Hamilton.
Brooklyn-aged, cocktail-ready rye — order Fort Hamilton Double Barrel Rye Whiskey online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.