Phyllis Vermont Rye Whiskey (93 Proof)

Already a cult spirits producer with their Gin production, the Barr Hill team have quietly been plotting their next steps behind the scenes. They’ve seen this as a logical new chapter, and one that’s been a decade in the making. They’ve been quietly storing away barrels of whiskey for over ten years, talking with different farmers about grains, and with arborists about oak, tinkering with different chars, and flavors, just waiting for the right moment to shake up the Vermont whiskey scene. That moment is now, and it’s called Phyllis Rye.

Here’s what makes this a total game-changer: while most of Whistle Pig’s juice comes from Canada, Phyllis is a 100% Vermont product that uses only Vermont grains. Named after the grandmother of head distiller Ryan Christiansen, this is 84% rye, 93 proof, aged in new charred American and Vermont oak. Nothing is sourced, every drop fermented, distilled, aged, and bottled by them in the Green Mountain State.