(rī)1 has a rich nose with notes of spice and pepper. The palate delivers notes of zest, lemon and pepper with hints of spice. The finish is moderate with a caramel fade.

Price: $47.95

A H Hirsch has an aromatic nose with notes of vanilla, citrus and spice. The palate delivers notes of corn, oak and walnut with hints of zest and cinnamon. The finish is long with notes of leather and a spice fade.

Price: $111.99

Bernheim Wheat Whiskey has a vanilla and baked bread nose. The palate delivers notes of wheat, vanilla and oak with hints of raspberry. The finish is light with sweet notes and a sweet fade.

Price: $29.99

Catdaddy Carolina Moonshine has a ripe corn nose with notes of dried herb. The palate delivers notes of vanilla, creamed corn and dried lavendar. The finish is moderate with a sweet corn fade.

Price: $19.99

Clear Creek’s McCarthy’s Single Malt has a peaty nose with notes of seaweed and seaside. The palate delivers fresh, clean and familiar notes of Islay malt that are rich and smoky with notes of stringency, zest and plenty of peat. The finish is moderate with a peaty fade.

Price: $41.99

Copper Fox Rye Whisky has a nose with notes spice and nuts. The palate delivers notes of dark spices, hazelnut and malt with suggestions of smoke. The finish is long with peppery notes and a spicy fade.

Price: $38.99

George Dickel Barrel Select Tennessee Whisky is a handcrafted whiskey that ranges between 10 to 12 years. With perfect balance and rich amber color and hints of vanilla, this is one perfect whiskey.

Price: $35.99

George Dickel Cascade Hollow Tennessee Whisky has a delicate nose of citrus and dried apricot leading to a rounded palate of dense dried fruits, char and cherry.

Price: $25.99

Get ready for one of America’s best whiskies. George Dickel’s No. 12 is AMAZING! For less than $13, you get a world class dram, full of rich and earthy corn flavors, gentle oak, and emergent spice and licorice. This awesome whisky should be in everyone’s liquor cabinet. Big, smooth, rich, flavorful, and long. Due to an oversupply of stock in Dickel’s warehouses, this whisky is now nearly twelve years old. A whisky revelation, so good you’ll bust out laughing!—JE

Price: $17.49

George Dickel No. 8 Tennessee Whisky has aromas of spice and pepper that lead to a palate with raisin, and a touch of citrus. The finish is long and ends with a charred wood fade.

Price: $15.49

Georgia Moon Corn Whiskey has notes of tangy citrus, sour and sweet corn that lead to a palate that is slightly astringent with a touch of sour accompanied by a quick dry finish.

Price: $15.49

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Old No. 7 Black Label is America’s best known whiskey. Oak aged and char filtered there are notes of cherry and vanilla with a rich palate and dry finish.

Price: $17.99

Jack Daniel’s Gentleman Jack Rare Tennessee Whiskey is aged in charred-oak barrels for 4 years and charcoal filtered twice creating a super mellow whiskey with griping flavors and a rich finish.

Price: $53.99

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Old No. 7 Green Label Oak aged and char filtered with light bodied notes, this Tennessee Whiskey shows corn and tart cider notes, perfect for just sipping straight, on the rocks or in your favorite mixed cocktail.

Price: $16.79

Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select Tennessee Whiskey has aromas that are sweet with hints of vanilla and toasted oak. The palate has a nice vanilla, caramel and spice that finishes robust.

Price: $37.99

Jim Beam Straight Rye Whiskey is spicy, bold and intense. Aging in charred oak barrels creating a complex straight rye whiskey with big flavors.

Price: $12.99

Junior Johnson's Midnight Moon has a soft nose with rich notes of corn. The palate delivers clear, crisp corn notes with hints of mint and basil. The finish is short with a light sweet finish.

Price: $19.99

MB Roland's White Dog Corn Whiskey is made from locally grown white corn in a small copper still. Eventually, distiller Paul Tomaszewski will offer this as an aged, Kentucky Bourbon whiskey. For the present, it is merely a delectable little corn whiskey.

Price: $25.99

MB Roland's Black Dog Corn Whiskey is a true Kentucky original. Distiller Paul Tomaszewksi applies a local tradition of smoke-drying tobacco ("dark-fired") to a portion of the corn in this whiskey. The smoky cast that results is nothing short of ground-breaking.

Price: $31.99

MB Roland's True Kentucky Shine is made from a mixture of 50% sugar and 50% locally grown white corn, in the best moonshine traditions.

Price: $25.99

Mellow Straight Corn Whiskey is a boisterous straight whiskey that has notes of herb, vanilla and a touch of varnish. Its grain bill makes it different from the rest, but well worth the try.

Price: $9.79

Michter's Single Barrel 10 Year Straight Rye Whiskey is a spirited American rye that has a deliciously spicy nose with notes of pepper, exotic herbs and a hint of char. The palate is robust with notes of spice and ginger. The finish is prominent and distinguished.

Price: $85.79

Michter's Single Barrel Straight Rye is a bruiser and has helped to fuel today's interest in rye whiskey. The delicate and lightly spiced notes of rye whiskey form a nose with a spciy touch of vanilla, while the palate lends to a rich note of marmalade and peppercorn.

Price: $35.99

Michter's Small Batch Unblended American Whiskey is aged in used bourbon giving it a brooding, dark amber color. The nose reveals dramatic aromas of corn, butter and sweet almonds. The palate delivers a mellow buttered, vanilla note with a light sweet finish.

Price: $35.99

Old Overholt Straight Rye Whiskey has a unique nose that spicy and herbal with notes of cinnamon and leather. The palate leads to notes of tobacco and spiced honey and wood that finish with a sourdough roundness. A great spicy whiskey that is a step from the main street.

Price: $10.69

Pikesville Supreme Straight Rye Whiskey is an American tradition. With strong rye aromas and hints of pepper and light florals, the palate delivers robust rye spice flavors with muted grain notes and just a hint of vanilla sweetness.

Price: $13.19

Rittenhouse 21 Year has a nose rich with notes of oak and faint oak. The palate delivers notes of vanilla, oak and caramel with hints of rye and cocoa. The finish is balanced with notes of spice and a zest fade.

Price: $138.99

Rittenhouse 23 Year has a lightly spiced nose with notes of oak. The palate delivers notes of wood, walnut and nougat with hints of cinnamon and vanilla. The finish has notes of oak with has a cocoa powder fade.

Price: $169.99

Rogue Dead Guy Whiskey has a seaside nose with notes of salt and seaweed. The palate delivers notes of malt, fruit and brine. The finish is brief with a touch of astringency and a cereal fade.

Price: $39.99

When I came to The Party Source in 2001, we had a mere three ryes. Today, this category has undergone a most beautiful renaissance, with 23-year-olds standing cheek to jowl with such young whiskeys as this lovely Sazaerc. (Here's a list of all our rye whiskies.) Buffalo Trace launched this rye in the antique bottle in 2004, and it quickly rose to prominence as perhaps the definitive example of the flavor of distilled rye grain. If you want to know what rye tastes like, pick up a bottle of Sazerac. End of discussion. No other Kentucky rye whiskey offers such a white-knuckled, eye-watering thrill ride of ribald rye flavor. You could crack a tooth on this rye, such is the clarity and crispness of its über-spicy rye grain flavor. It is surely one of the great whiskeys of modern times, considering that Buffalo Trace only began selling it at this young age in 2004. As a representative of America's first whiskey, Sazerac ought to be on the back of very single bar in the nation. It is that good, and essential to understanding rye whiskey.

Price: $26.99

St. George Single Malt has a nose with notes of concentrated sweet fruit and eau de vie. The palate delivers notes of creamy berries, passion fruit and flowering currant. The finish is light with a dry, sweet fade.

Price: $49.99

Stranahans Colorado Whiskey a nose with notes of vanilla, leather and hints of char. The palate delivers notes of sweet caramel, vanilla and oak. The finish is moderate with notes of vanilla and an oak fade.

Price: $48.99

Wasmund's Malt Spirit combines the best of the grand tradition of single malt whisky with creative and unique innovations for aging and flavoring that result in a special spirit that has no peer.

Price: $22.99

This clear spirit is the Wasmund’s Rye Whisky, bottled at barrel strength prior to aging. The spirit is hand crafted from 2/3 Virginia rye and 1/3 Thoroughbred barley developed and grown locally, exclusively for Copper Fox Distillery.

Price: $22.99

Wasmund's Single Malt Whisky (Batch 33) is non chill-filtered and has notes of malt, apple and cherry. The palate delivers complex wood notes, mild smoke and barley. The finish is moderate with notes of sherry and a vanilla fade.

Price: $35.79

Wild Turkey 101 Straight Rye has a bright nose that delivers cherry and vanilla notes that are rounded by hints of oak and caramel. The palate delivers a spicy note of cinnamon with rounded toffee hints with a sweet caramel finish.

Price: $19.99

Wild Turkey Russell’s Reserve has a nose of vanilla, leather and spice. The palate delivers notes of butterscotch, molasses, pepper and spice. The finish is moderate with notes of oak, mint, and spice and a dry fade.

Price: $27.99