Bordeaux Index has been a proud champion of WhistlePig since its launch in 2010, admiring its bold reinvention of American rye whiskey. Inspired by their legendary Boss Hog Series, we challenged them to create a similarly impressive collection exclusively for us. In 2023, The Encyclopedia of Rye's Volume One launched with whiskey aged 11 years in cask. Now, we're thrilled to unveil the next chapter in the story, and for the first time, the collection is available by the individual bottle.

Spanning five distinct volumes, WhistlePig's Encyclopedia of Rye is crafted from 110 hand-selected barrels. With just 22 barrels per volume, it stands as WhistlePig's rarest collection to date and is one of the most ambitious single barrel programmes ever, showcasing the breadth and depth of rye whiskey in its most authentic form as it ages. These whiskies have been carefully matured at WhistlePig, to be bottled as single barrel, cask strength expressions, beginning at 11 years of age and ending at 15 years of age. Celebrating not only ryes history but its wonderful diversity of style and flavour, this limited-edition collection is one that revels in nuance and detail, with each cask offering its own unique profile. Eminently collectible, we are delighted to offer the rare and uncompromising 12 Year Old rye in the second volume of the Encyclopedia of Rye. Individual bottles are available to purchase on our website with the exclusive 22 bottle collections available through your Account Manager or our Spirits team. If you'd like to find out more or purchase a full set, please don't hesitate to get in touch with [email protected]

"WhistlePig began with a dream to unlock the potential of Rye Whiskey through extended and experimental maturation. The Encyclopedia is one of our most ambitious endeavours toward that goal - a once-in-a-lifetime journey through the depths of our Single Barrel warehouse. Each volume reveals a new layer of character and complexity, showcasing how much Rye evolves year after year. This is more than just a whiskey collection - it's a living record of the next chapter of Rye." - Mitch Mahar, WhistlePig Distiller