Rock Town Distillery announced Wednesday that three of its whiskeys have scored the rating of "Liquid Gold" in Jim Murray's 2017 Whisky Bible.
Rock Town's Arkansas Rye Whiskey received a grade of 95.5 out of 100, while its Barley Bourbon from the Flavor Grain Series received a 95 and its Single Barrel Bourbon received a 94.
Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible is a whiskey guide with more than 4,600 analyzed tasting notes on the world’s leading and lesser known whiskies.
“To receive these ratings on three different whiskeys is a tremendous achievement,” said distillery founder and head distiller Phil Brandon, “I'm so proud of our team and what our little distillery in Arkansas has been able to achieve in its short six year history.”
Rock Town’s Arkansas Rye is slowly distilled from a mash of 52 percent Arkansas grown rye grain, 38 percent Arkansas grown corn and 10 percent malted barley. It won a Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition earlier this year.
Rock Town's Arkansas Barley Bourbon is part of its experimental Flavor Grain Series, where un-malted barley was used instead of the typical rye or wheat. This bourbon is only available for purchase at the distillery.