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}\n  .rc-comm-big-score { font-size: 42px; }\n  .rc-voucher-card{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-v2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-guide-price\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-guide-price-label\"\u003eGuide Price:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"rc-guide-price-value\"\u003e$40 – $50\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-breadcrumb\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/\"\u003eHome\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003e›\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rye-whiskey-reviews\"\u003eRye Whiskey Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003e›\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rye-whiskey-reviews\"\u003eCHATTANOOGA WHISKEY\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003e›\u003c\/span\u003e Chattanooga Whiskey 99 Rye Review\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-jump-links\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-tasting\" class=\"rc-jump-link\"\u003e👃 Tasting Notes\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-flavor\" class=\"rc-jump-link\"\u003e📊 Flavor Profile\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-cocktails\" class=\"rc-jump-link\"\u003e🍸 Cocktail Fit\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-review\" class=\"rc-jump-link\"\u003e📝 Full Review\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-community\" class=\"rc-jump-link\"\u003e👥 Community\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-faq\" class=\"rc-jump-link\"\u003e❓ FAQ\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"#rc-rewards\" class=\"rc-jump-link rc-jump-link--reward\"\u003e🎁 $10 Reward\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-facts\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-facts-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-label\"\u003eType\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-value\"\u003eTennessee Straight Rye Malt Whiskey\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-label\"\u003eProof \/ ABV\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-value\"\u003e99 proof \/ 49.5%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-label\"\u003eAge\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-value\"\u003eGreater than 3 years\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-label\"\u003eMash Bill\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-value\"\u003eFour grains, three of them malted rye\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-label\"\u003ePrice Range\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-value\"\u003e$40 – $50\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-label\"\u003eBrand\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-fact-value\"\u003eChattanooga Whiskey, Chattanooga, TN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-fit\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eIs This For Me?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fit-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fit-box rc-fit-like\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fit-label\"\u003e✅ You'll love this if…\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eYou drink bourbon and have never quite got on with rye; you want cherry cola, baking spice and dark-malt sweetness rather than pepper and grass; you like a real age statement and a real proof point at around forty-five dollars; or you simply want to taste a style — malted rye — that almost nobody else makes as a permanent release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fit-box rc-fit-skip\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-fit-label\"\u003e⛔ Maybe skip if…\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eYou want the classic American rye signature. Dill and caraway do not appear in a single one of our twelve sources, and reviewers repeatedly say the black-pepper kick is muted — \"more of a whisper,\" as one put it. Finish length is also genuinely contested: our sources call it everything from short to relatively long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-flavor\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eFlavor Profile at a Glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-bars\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eSweetness\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 80%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eRye Spice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 60%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eHerbal \/ Mint\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 60%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eFruit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 80%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e8\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eOak \/ Vanilla\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 60%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e6\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eBody\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 70%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e7\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eHeat\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-label\"\u003eFinish Length\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-fill\" style=\"width: 50%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-val\"\u003e5\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-tasting\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eWhat It Tastes Like\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e👃\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNose\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrown sugar and vanilla lead, with a creamsicle citrus lift, a thread of honey, and a cool green pine edge sitting behind the toasted malt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e👅\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003ePalate\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherry cola arrives first — the single most-cited note here — then caramel, baking spice and crisp apple, with cocoa from the chocolate malted rye underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e🔥\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eFinish\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA quick blast of heat, then cinnamon and toasted grain over a returning cola sweetness. Medium on balance, though our sources genuinely disagree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cbutton class=\"rc-dl-card\"\u003e\u003csvg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M12 16l-5-5h3V4h4v7h3l-5 5zm-7 2v2h14v-2H5z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e Download Tasting Card (PDF)\u003c\/button\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-cocktails\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eBest Ways to Enjoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-grid\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e🥃\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eNeat\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorks. At 99 proof there is real warmth, but reviewers consistently report no bitterness or bite — one called it \"more than worthy of being sipped neat.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e💧\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWith Water\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few drops open the baking spice and push it toward apple pie. Go easy — the malt sweetness thins quickly if you overdo it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e🧊\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eOn Ice\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best simple serve. Chilling pulls the dried fruit and citrus forward and lets the heavy molasses base step back a little.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-tasting-card\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e🍹\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eCocktail\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent. The built-in cherry-cola character does half the work of a sweetener, and 99 proof survives dilution without disappearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 16px;\"\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eCocktail Scores\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-grid\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-name\"\u003eOld Fashioned\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-stars\"\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-name\"\u003eManhattan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-stars\"\u003e★★★★☆\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-name\"\u003eWhiskey Sour\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-stars\"\u003e★★★★☆\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-name\"\u003eBoulevardier\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-stars\"\u003e★★★☆☆\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cocktail-tip\"\u003e💡 \u003cstrong\u003ePro Tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Build the Old Fashioned the old way — one sugar cube, bitters, nothing else. The cherry-cola note already supplies what a muddled cherry usually adds, and one reviewer called this \"the perfect candidate\" for exactly that preparation. It also makes a better mule than most ryes, because the dark fruit reads almost tropical against ginger beer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-price\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003ePrice \u0026amp; Value\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-price-highlight\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-price-range\"\u003e$40 – $50\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-price-context\"\u003e750ml · $39.99 at the distillery, around $46 online\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eValue is the one thing every reviewer we read agreed on. Whiskey Consensus scored it 9 out of 10 for value specifically; Breaking Bourbon wrote that at $40 it would be a decent buy even as an ordinary rye. What you are actually paying for is unusual: three separately malted and roasted rye grains, a seven-day fermentation roughly twice the industry norm, a real age statement over three years, no filtration, and 99 proof. Very little of that is normal at this price. If mixing is your main use case, it holds its own against anything in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/best-rye-whiskey-for-cocktails\"\u003ebest rye whiskeys for cocktails\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-transparency\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eBottle Transparency\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cul class=\"rc-transparency-list\"\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-label\"\u003eDistillery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-value\"\u003eChattanooga Whiskey Riverfront Distillery, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Distilled, matured and bottled on site — nothing sourced. Founded 2011; the first legal distillery in Chattanooga in over a century.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-label\"\u003eGrain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-value\"\u003eFour grains: pale malted rye, yellow corn, caramel malted rye and chocolate malted rye. The brand's launch material put malted rye at roughly 60% of the mash; exact percentages are not published today. Most of the rye is grown in Canada and malted and roasted in-house.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-label\"\u003eFermentation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-value\"\u003eAttemperated, seven days — roughly double the three-day cycle most distilleries run.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-label\"\u003eDistillation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-value\"\u003eColumn still with a doubler. Off the doubler at 133 proof; into the barrel at 115 — a low entry proof by industry standards.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-label\"\u003eMaturation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-value\"\u003e53-gallon toasted and charred new oak, greater than three years. Labelled Straight Rye Malt Whiskey, so the age floor is legally guaranteed rather than implied.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-label\"\u003eBottling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rc-t-value\"\u003eSmall batch, 6-10 barrels, with a batch code on the label. Unfiltered — the distillery openly states the bottle occasionally captures barrel sediment.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-review\" class=\"rc-review-content\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eFull Review: Chattanooga Whiskey 99 Rye\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-author-box\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-author-avatar\"\u003eKL\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-author-name\"\u003eKevin Lawton\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-author-role\"\u003eFounder \u0026amp; Lead Reviewer, RyeCentral\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-review-body\"\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eMost rye whiskey uses raw rye. Chattanooga malts theirs — sprouts the grain, then kilns and roasts it, the way a brewer treats barley — and then does it three separate times at three different roast levels. Pale, caramel, chocolate. That is not a marketing flourish; it is a different category of whiskey, labelled Straight Rye Malt Whiskey on the bottle rather than straight rye, and it explains almost everything that follows in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eThe Cola Note Nobody Can Unsee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eAcross our twelve sources, the most striking thing is how many landed on the same unusual descriptor without prompting. Breaking Bourbon found \"cherry cola.\" Bourbon Inspector wrote \"cherry coke\" twice in one review. Whiskey Consensus called it \"vanilla coca-cola.\" Distiller's expert logged \"ripe cherry.\" The distillery's own sheet says \"cola spice.\" When five independent palates reach for a soft drink to describe a whiskey, that is a real signature, and it comes from the caramel and chocolate malts rather than from any barrel trick. Underneath it sits cocoa — The Daily Pour compared the whole thing to Mexican chocolate — plus caramel, crisp apple and a broad wash of baking spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eWhere the Rye Doesn't Bite\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eHere is the honest caveat. This does not taste like Kentucky rye, and several reviewers went out of their way to say so. Thirty-One Whiskey wanted \"that strong, black pepper spicy kick\" and found instead that malting had \"toned down that peppery kick to the point where it is more of a whisper.\" Bourbon Inspector was blunter: it \"simply doesn't have that rye 'pop'.\" More telling still is what is absent. Dill and caraway — the two descriptors that define the classic American rye profile — appear in exactly zero of our sources. Not once. If that signature is what you are shopping for, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rittenhouse-bottled-in-bond-rye-review\"\u003eRittenhouse Bottled-in-Bond\u003c\/a\u003e remains the shelf-standard answer for a good deal less money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eWhat you get instead is spice of a different family: cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and general baking spice, which four separate reviewers place squarely on the finish rather than the palate. Breaking Bourbon described a \"drastic ramp up in heat\" late on that turns the whole thing into something close to a hot toddy. The rye is there. It just arrives last and wearing different clothes. The closest comparison on our shelf is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/new-riff-malted-rye-review\"\u003eNew Riff Malted Rye\u003c\/a\u003e, the other serious American attempt at this style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eThe One Real Disagreement\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eOur sources split cleanly on two things. Body: Thirty-One Whiskey called it \"velvety,\" Whiskey Consensus called it \"viscous,\" the distillery says full-bodied — but The Whiskey Wash recorded \"a light mouthfeel\" and The Daily Pour settled on \"moderate.\" Finish is worse: Drinkhacker got \"short yet aggressively pungent,\" The Whiskey Wash said it \"doesn't linger long,\" Bourbon Inspector and The Daily Pour both said medium, and Whiskey Consensus said \"relatively long.\" We have scored both down the middle-to-upper range rather than pretend the disagreement away. Small-batch variation across 6-10 barrels is the most likely explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n      \u003ch3\u003eOur Verdict\u003c\/h3\u003e\n      \u003cp\u003eA genuinely distinctive whiskey that is also, unusually, a bargain. Whisky Advocate put it in their Top 20 of 2020 on a blind panel score of 92, and it has stayed in the core range ever since without the price running away. Buy it if you want cherry cola, cinnamon and dark malt at 99 proof with a real age statement; do not buy it expecting dill and pepper. For a different Tennessee take on the grain, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jack-daniels-tennessee-rye-review\"\u003eJack Daniel's Tennessee Rye\u003c\/a\u003e is the obvious point of comparison, and the rest of the field sits in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sub-100-proof-rye-whiskey-collection\"\u003esub-100 proof rye collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-community\" class=\"rc-community\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eCommunity Tasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-comm-score-row\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-comm-big-score\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCommunity Score\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv class=\"rc-comm-score-meta\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.6);margin-top:-8px;\"\u003eThis score rests on twelve independent scored sources and about ninety crowd ratings — comfortably past our six-source floor, but short of the fifteen we aim for, so read it as firm rather than final. It is unusually stable: remove the largest single rating pool and the figure moves by less than a hundredth of a point. Critics and drinkers also land within 0.03 of each other, which is rare. One large retailer carries a markedly lower customer average, but its page is behind a bot wall and we could not verify the rating count behind it, so we have excluded and flagged it rather than quietly folding it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ch3\u003eTop Reported Flavors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-flavor-tags\"\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003ch3\u003eRating Distribution\u003c\/h3\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-label\"\u003e5★\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-fill\" style=\"width: 30%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-pct\"\u003e30%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-label\"\u003e4★\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-fill\" style=\"width: 42%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-pct\"\u003e42%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-label\"\u003e3★\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-fill\" style=\"width: 20%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-pct\"\u003e20%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-label\"\u003e2★\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-fill\" style=\"width: 6%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-pct\"\u003e6%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-label\"\u003e1★\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-track\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-fill\" style=\"width: 2%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-histogram-pct\"\u003e2%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv class=\"rc-cta-banner\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eTried Chattanooga Whiskey 99 Rye? Share Your Tasting Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eJoin the RyeCentral community and help other whiskey lovers discover new favorites. Your review connects taste profiles with the perfect pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \u003ca class=\"rc-btn-white\" href=\"#judgeme_product_reviews\"\u003eWrite a Review\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-rewards\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003e🎁 Whiskey Review Rewards\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-voucher-card\"\u003e\n      \u003cspan class=\"rc-emoji\"\u003e🎁\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \u003ch4\u003e$10 Gift Voucher — Every Review\u003c\/h4\u003e\n        \u003cp\u003eWrite a real tasting review and we'll send you a $10 digital gift voucher for barware and whiskey accessories on the store. 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Cons\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-proscons-grid\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-proscons-col\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003ePros\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-pro-icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eA genuinely rare style — malted rye, at three roast levels, as a permanent release\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-pro-icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eDistinctive cherry-cola signature that five independent sources describe the same way\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-pro-icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eReal age statement over three years and a real 99 proof, not an 80-proof compromise\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-pro-icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eUnfiltered, low 115 entry proof, seven-day fermentation — all disclosed on the label\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-pro-icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eWhisky Advocate Top 20 of 2020 on a blind panel score of 92\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-pro-icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/span\u003eOutstanding value; one reviewer scored it 9\/10 for price alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003cdiv class=\"rc-proscons-col\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3\u003eCons\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cul\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-con-icon\"\u003e✗\u003c\/span\u003eNo dill and no caraway anywhere in our source pool — this is not a classic rye profile\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-con-icon\"\u003e✗\u003c\/span\u003eBlack-pepper bite is muted; two reviewers explicitly wanted more of it\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-con-icon\"\u003e✗\u003c\/span\u003eFinish length is genuinely inconsistent across sources, from short to relatively long\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-con-icon\"\u003e✗\u003c\/span\u003eBody is contested too — \"velvety\" and \"viscous\" versus \"light mouthfeel\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-con-icon\"\u003e✗\u003c\/span\u003eDistribution is patchy; it has never been a full nationwide release\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rc-con-icon\"\u003e✗\u003c\/span\u003eExact mash bill percentages are no longer published by the distillery\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n  \u003cdiv id=\"rc-faq\" class=\"rc-card\"\u003e\n    \u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ What proof is Chattanooga Whiskey 99 Rye?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003e99 proof, or 49.5% ABV — the number is the name. Some retailer listings round the ABV to 50%, but the distillery publishes 49.5%. Do not confuse it with Chattanooga Whiskey 91 or Cask 111, which are bourbons from the same producer.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ What is a rye malt whiskey?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003eIt is a separate legal category from rye whiskey. Ordinary rye uses raw rye grain; a rye malt whiskey uses malted rye — grain that has been sprouted and then kilned — as at least 51% of the mash. Chattanooga goes further and uses three differently roasted rye malts. Very few American distilleries make the style at all, and fewer still sell it year-round.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ Is Chattanooga 99 Rye a straight whiskey?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003eYes. The label reads Straight Rye Malt Whiskey, which means at least two years in new charred oak with no added colouring or flavouring. In practice the distillery states it is greater than three years old, so the age floor is comfortably cleared.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ How old is Chattanooga 99 Rye?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003eGreater than three years, per the distillery. Independent reviewers who have checked batch codes report the same — Whiskybase calculates three years, Breaking Bourbon and Bourbon Inspector both list three. It is matured in 53-gallon toasted and charred new oak, the standard full-size barrel rather than the small casks many craft producers use.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ Does it taste like a traditional rye whiskey?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003eNo, and that is deliberate. The head distiller describes it as \"a rye lover's rye, but also a bourbon lover's rye.\" Reviewers consistently find cola, cocoa, dark malt and dried fruit where they expected pepper and grass. Dill and caraway — the classic rye markers — did not appear in a single source we checked, and the black-pepper kick is repeatedly described as muted.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ Is Chattanooga 99 Rye good in cocktails?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003eVery. Its natural cherry-cola sweetness means an Old Fashioned needs almost nothing added, and 99 proof means it survives dilution where lower-proof craft ryes vanish. It also makes an unusually good mule. The one drink to think twice about is a Boulevardier, where Campari competes with rather than complements the malt.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n    \u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"rc-faq-q\"\u003e❓ Is Chattanooga 99 Rye worth around $45?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-faq-a\"\u003eOn the evidence, yes. You are getting a three-year age statement, 99 proof, no filtration, an unusual and labour-intensive grain bill and a Whisky Advocate Top 20 placement, all at roughly the price of a standard Kentucky rye. Value was the single most consistent praise across our whole source pool. The caveat is availability rather than price — it has never been distributed nationwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"rc-disclaimer\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDisclaimer:\u003c\/strong\u003e RyeCentral does not sell alcohol. We publish independent rye whiskey reviews, ratings, and community tasting notes to help you choose a bottle to buy elsewhere. 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