Our 4-year-old straight rye whiskey spent an additional 2.5 years in a 66 gallon Palo Cortado Sherry hogshead cask. The resulting spirit features warm cinnamon, notes of balsamic, and a distinct nuttiness. The classic spice profile of our signature whiskey balances with the complexity of caramelized wood and dried fruits left from the Palo Cortado casks. The Sagamore Spirit Reserve Select series offers on-of-a-king selections that celebrate the legacy of Maryland distilling, with an unyielding focus on excellence from start to finish.

We raise a glass of Sagamore Spirit Rye Whiskey as the Baltimore Ravens celebrate the 25th Anniversary of their home – M&T Bank Stadium – since 1998. Sip from a blend of two straight rye mash bills, aged 4 to 6 years in high-char American oak barrels with notes of cinnamon, clove, caramel, honey, and citrus peel. The final spirit is proof with limestone-filtered water from our spring house built in 1909 and represents our team’s thoughtful approach to crafting a classic Maryland-style rye whiskey.

Our 5-year-old straight rye whiskey spent an additional 2 years and 9 months in vino de Naranja casks. The resulting spirit is prefaced with pleasantly balanced notes of cinnamon-infused orange blossom. The classic spice profile of our signature whiskey then opens into a bouquet of citrus zest, grilled peaches, and orange marmalade pulled from the vino de Naranja cask, The Sagamore Spirit Reserve Select Series offers one-of-a-kind selections that celebrate the legacy of Maryland distilling, with an unyielding focus on excellence from start to finish.

Rhum Agricole originated in the French Caribbean where freshly pressed sugarcane is transformed into a grassy and earthy barrel-aged spirit. Our distilling team selected two barrels indicative of this unique style and aged a blend of 4 and 5-year-old straight rye whiskies in them. Over the course of almost two years, our rye whiskey took on notes of fruity caramel & vanilla, with hints of allspice and nutmeg to finish.

We aged our 4-year-old straight rye whiskey for an additional 2 years and 10 months in Rio cider barrels from Maryland’s Distillery Lane Ciderworks, marrying the bright apple notes of cider with the signature spice of rye. Rio cider – a sparkling apple cider aged in rye whiskey barrels = pays homage to the pre-prohibition Maryland Rye whiskey distillery who famously sent barrels from the Port of Baltimore to Rio de Janeiro and back causing a rapid aging effect brought on by the travel conditions of going through the tropics. This product highlights the best of Maryland’s whiskey-making past with a spin on innovation and creativity. Tradition never tasted so good.

Flavor Profile: Apple butter, brown sugar, toasted oak, orange zest, cinnamon sticks, touch of honey with a dry cider finish.

Our 5-year-old blend of straight rye whiskies spent an additional 22 months in rye-turned beer barrels from Right Proper Brewing Co. Pairing sour beer barrels and rye whiskey creates a complex final product with fruit-forward notes of grapefruit and ripe berries with a sophisticated and smooth floral finish. Our Sagamore Spirit Reserve celebrates the legacy of Maryland distilling, with an unyielding focus on excellence from start to finish.

Our friends at Sapwood Cellars in Columbia, Maryland are sour beer masters –  always crafting something interesting. We shared a cognac barrel which they used to age a beer inspired by old-style European ales. When they checked on its progress, it was so singularly delicious they bottled it immediately, no blending or carbonation. When this 30+-year-old barrel came back for our secondary finishing, we wanted to make a whiskey just as distinctive. This Sour Ale Finish Rye Whiskey features a blend of our 5-6-year-old rye whiskies, aged an additional year and five months, imparting flavors of sour cherries and figs with candied nuts and rich vanilla on the nose.

Aged 5-6 years in charred new oak barrels. Aged 1 year & 5 months in Sour Ale barrels.

Flavor Profile:

Citrus zest, sour cherries, fig preserves, malted chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, bitter orange.