Featured Cocktails

Green Mountain Boys

Fort Ti

Milk Punch

Vivian

Old Fashioned R & R

Goose Call

Lipstick on a Pig

Le Vieux Cochon

Porky’s Smash

Sazerac

Presbyterian

Champlain Sour

Other Recipes

#FinallyRyeday: Vermont Sazerac

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This week's Vermont cocktail comes from Alicia Standridge, and is a nod to the classic Sazerac Cocktail from the 1800s....

#Finally Ryeday: Satchel Mouth

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We believe an extraordinary cocktail is a reward for work well done, and after a month of successful New Years...

#FinallyRyeday: Marc Volpicelli

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We believe all you need to survive is an axe, a fireplace, and 20lbs of bacon in the freezer, but...

#FinallyRyeday: Vermont Fashioned

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Just like Duke Ellington and Count Basie, we agree that old standards are a mighty fine thing. But sometimes a...

#FinallyRyeday Cocktail 03: Last Christmas

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HAPPY REPEAL DAY and happy holidays! This special edition of #FinallyRyeday features the “Last Christmas” cocktail to commemorate the end…

Rye-rish Coffee for Black Rye-day

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Trouble waking up after yesterday's food, family, and festivities? Struggling to tackle that Black Friday shopping list? Maybe the Irish...

#FinallyRyeday: Against the Grain

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On the heels of Y2K (whatever that was), the cocktail came back into fashion in cities like New York, London,...

#FinallyRyeday: The Fireside Chat

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Imagine yourself in 1933: food prices have skyrocketed, migrants from the Dust Bowl wearily cross the great unknown, and food...

Rye Heritage Countdown #25: An Old Fashioned Old Fashioned

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Classic cocktails like the Manhattan, the Old Fashioned, the Sazerac, and the Ward 8 were invented exclusively for Rye. The...

The Great 10 Year Cheese Pairing

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As you already know, Vermont is famous for many things: from the autumn leaves to the snowy peaks, from Ben...

Rye Whiskey Cocktails: Your Houston Summer Survival Kit

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Everyone knows Houston can be hot mess in the summer — hey, it's one of the most humid cities in...

#FinallyRyeday: The Rite of Spring

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This morning, until the sun burnt away the fog, we had temporarily forgotten there was any season in Vermont other…

A Perfect Pairing, 3rd Course

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As if our 1st and 2nd Courses weren’t enough, the Port course really brought home the bacon at our 12…

A Perfect Pairing, 2nd Course

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Following our mouthwatering 1st Course, the 12 Year Old World press preview dinner moved to something more, shall we say,…

A Perfect Pairing, 1st Course

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On June 4th Raj and Danhee hosted the press preview of our forthcoming 12 Year Old World marriage at their…

The Athenaeum Apricot Manhattan

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Leave it to the Brits to put a new twist on an old classic. This simultaneously sweet and spicy Manhattan…

#FinallyRyeday: New York Sour

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Sometimes a cocktail stands out from the crowd like a lady in a red dress. She’s confident, well bred, and…

#FinallyRyeday: Delphine WhistlePig Manhattan

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As the font of new growth springs abundant on WhistlePig Farm we are inspired by fresh notes blowing in the…

#FinallyRyeday: The Blueberry-Sage

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The dawn of spring thrusts a bevy of taste experiences into our midst: plump berries, fresh green leaves, and sweet…

Nathen Pore of Seamstress, Melbourne (Australia)

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As part of our infamous #FinallyRyeday, this month we proudly present recipes from bartenders around the world who rock the…

#FinallyRyeday: Algonquin

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Today we present our final cocktail of the season: the Algonquin. But never fear, next month’s FinallyRyeday theme is sure…

WhistlePig Rye Whiskey Sour Cupcakes

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When life gives you lemons, uncork your WhistlePig and make Whiskey Sour Cupcakes. These boozy treats are a sure hit…

#FinallyRyeday: Celestial Grin

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It’s #FinallyRyeday, and this week we present the Celestial Grin. If whiskey has been called “water held together by sunlight”,…

Hearty Irish Beef & Whiskey Stew

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Everyone can be Irish for a day, but we still prefer to keep our whiskey from the land of premium…

#FinallyRyeday: Scofflaw

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Named for courageous clandestine folk who sipped spirits through the dark days of Prohibition, this glorious libation is both potent…

#FinallyRyeday: Sea Captain’s Special

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! This week: The Sea Captain’s Special. This potent quaff can be both the bane and boon of any…

#FinallyRyeday: Millionaire

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Drinking is aspirational, and the quality and personality of what we drink says much about a man (or woman). Enter…

#FinallyRyeday: No Thank You, But Thank You

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! This week, you won’t be able to turn down this bone-warming tiki drink, “No Thank You, But Thank…

Irish Whiskey Soda Bread

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There are few things better than the perfect nose of a good rye whiskey. A solid tie might be the…

Mangalitsa & Rye Winter Stew

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Fight off the winter chill with this hearty slow-cooker pork stew recipe featuring WhistlePig Rye Whiskey, garlic, ginger, and pork…

#FinallyRyeday: Dr. Loomis

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! In honor of the great horror film dynasty that is Friday the 13th, we present you with this…

#FinallyRyeday: The Suburban

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! This week, enjoy the Suburban. A classic cocktail that drinks like a dream, the Suburban has been described…

#FinallyRyeday: The Brain Duster

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! If the Manhattan is Dr. Jekyll, the Brain Duster is Mr. Hyde. This brazen libation combines rye with…

Rye Recipe: Maple-Rye Glazed Salmon with Brussels

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This take on glazed salmon adds the spice and warmth of WhistlePig Rye to savory salmon and sweet maple. 1…

#FinallyRyeday: Brooklyn

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! Playful and demure – yet possessing strength and a bitter bite – the Brooklyn cocktail is a rye…

Chocolate Chip Rye Oatmeal Cookies

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The weekend is a chance to treat yourself. Let us assist you! The semi-sweet chocolate, rye-spice, and wholesome texture and…

#FinallyRyeday 06: Manhattan

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This classic cocktail – named for the telephone area code representing New York’s island borough – is one of history’s…

#FinallyRyeday 05: Diamondback

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It’s #FinallyRyeday! Sometimes you want a cocktail that sips like background music – quietly, almost passive, and just something to…

Maple Whiskey Acorn Squash

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We’re enjoying this delectable side dish with our Christmas Eve dinner. The spiciness of the rye perfectly melds with the…

Holiday Recipe: Pork Chops with Apple & Rye Chutney

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Combing generous cuts of pork with WhistlePig is a match made in Vermont – but you can bring the farmhouse…

#FinallyRyeday Cocktail 04: Hot Buttered Rye

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This holiday edition of #FinallyRyeday features our personal interpretation of a great historic cocktail, Hot Buttered Rye. Hot buttered cocktails…

Holiday recipe: WhistlePig Whiskey Bacon Donuts

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These delicious donuts combine two of our favorite things – bacon and whiskey – into one perfect package. The fresh…

NEW YORK STRIP STEAK with Mushroom + WhistlePig Demi Sauce

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Enjoy this savory, hearty creation with a fresh salad and some dense brown rye bread for a meal guaranteed to…

#FinallyRyeday Cocktail 02: Kwisatz Sazerac

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This #FinallyRyeday cockail – a marriage of a Blood & Sand and a Sazerac – is an homage to the…

#FinallyRyeday Cocktail 01: The Supreme Virtue of Action

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It’s our first #FinallyRyeday rye whiskey cocktail blog post! We’re pleased to begin this new campaign featuring a weekly rye…