The IV Edition is a straight rye whiskey from Stephen Curry's Gentleman's Cut, released to mark his 4,000th career three-pointer. The whiskey was aged for 4,000 days to match the number, then bottled at 100 proof in a run of 1,000 bottles.
About This Whiskey
Unlike the bourbons in the Player series, this is a straight rye. The mash bill is 95% rye and 5% malted barley, and the brand dates the start of distillation to October 2012 in a 500-gallon copper pot still. Roughly eleven years in new charred oak (4,000 days) gives a rye that keeps its pepper but has gained plenty of sweetness from the wood. It went into bottle at 50% ABV. Vinous scored the release 93 points, describing cinnamon, nutmeg, dried figs and light caramel with good depth and length.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Cinnamon and clove over caramel, with toasted chestnut and a little dried fig.
- Palate: Dry rye spice up front, then caramel and nutmeg filling in; firm and quite long at 100 proof.
- Finish: Warm and even, with spice lingering over a gently sweet close.
Serving & Food
Serve at room temperature in a tulip glass. Neat shows the spice best; a single ice cube softens it into something easier for a long evening, and it makes a serious Manhattan. On the table, try smoked duck breast, pastrami on rye or a slice of pecan pie.
How to Enjoy
Rye drinkers and Curry followers alike, and a fitting bottle to open for a hard-won personal milestone.
Product Details
Category: Straight Rye Whiskey / American Whiskey
Brand: Gentleman's Cut (Player series, IV Edition)
Bottled by: Game Changer Distillery, Boone County, Kentucky
Country: USA
Mash Bill: 95% rye, 5% malted barley
Aged: 4,000 days (about 11 years)
Proof: 100 proof / 50% ABV
Score: 93 points, Vinous
Limited production: 1,000 bottles worldwide
Format: 750mL
About the Distillery
Gentleman's Cut is run by Game Changer LLC, a partnership between Curry's company SC30 Inc., Napa vintner John Schwartz and Boone County Distilling Co. in northern Kentucky. Schwartz brings a winemaker's habits to the project: he also makes wine with Heidi Barrett and Richard Peterson, and the brand approaches blending the way a Napa house approaches a cuvée.
Curry is not a name on the label only. Antonio Galloni of Vinous, who has tasted the range over several years, notes that he takes a direct part in choosing and blending the barrels for these limited Player releases, each of which is a one-time bottling tied to a moment in his career. Solera is proud to distribute Gentleman's Cut Bourbon in Hong Kong and Macau.
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