Hi all -
We have been trying various rye whiskeys over the last few years after one (Rittenhouse) won a tasting competition in San Francisco about 5 years ago. We recently opened Redemption Rye, from Indiana, which claims to be made from 95% rye mash. Very nice.
Rye is the original whiskey of America, made by George Washington among many others. There is a definite new interest in this variety and the better spirits shops will have 5-10 varieties.
See
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-s..._b_634918.html
Some of the prices of the ryes mentioned are in the realm of the better single malts.
Bob & Shannon