JW KELLY MELROSE RYE

Double-cask maturation defines Melrose: the rye mash bill goes into American white oak barrels that were air-dried for two years before being lightly toasted and charred, then the whiskey finishes in hand-selected Amarone wine casks. J.W. Kelly distills in Chattanooga, Tennessee, making Melrose the city's first rye whiskey. The Amarone cask finish layers dried cherry and cinnamon over the rye's baseline spice, with a dry, wood-forward finish that carries the savory character typical of high-rye mash bills.