{"title":"McKenzie","description":"\u003cp\u003eMcKenzie — Finger Lakes Distilling's New York bourbon, rye, and pot still whiskey. Shop McKenzie Bottled in Bond Wheated, 4 Grain, Straight Bourbon, and Pure Pot Still with fast shipping from Chips Liquor.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mckenzie-straight-bourbon-whiskey","title":"McKenzie Straight Bourbon Whiskey","description":"\u003cp\u003eMcKenzie Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the standard-proof bourbon from Finger Lakes Distilling in Burdett, New York, on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake in the heart of the Finger Lakes wine region. The distillery built its McKenzie line as a grain-to-glass New York whiskey, using New York-grown grain, water drawn from the Seneca Lake aquifers, open-top fermentation, and a 25-foot Vendome copper column still with a thumper. This bourbon is made from a mash bill of 70% corn, 20% rye, and 10% malted barley, aged four years, and bottled at 91 proof (45.5% ABV), so it sits a little below the brand's 100-proof bottled-in-bond releases and carries more rye spice than the wheated McKenzie. Breaking Bourbon's review found oak, grain, vanilla, and light corn syrup on the nose; vanilla, oak, light peach, white peppercorn, and faint rye spice on the palate; and a finish of new oak, white pepper, vanilla cream, corn bread, rye spice, and a touch of leather. It is a good pick for anyone who wants to explore craft bourbon from outside Kentucky, and at this proof it works well in highballs, a Whiskey Sour, or a Manhattan, as well as on the rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy McKenzie Straight Bourbon Whiskey online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31257743097991,"sku":"C0002216L","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Mckenzie_Bourbon.jpg?v=1574230482"},{"product_id":"mckenzie-bottled-in-bond-wheated-bourbon","title":"McKenzie Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon","description":"\u003cp\u003eMcKenzie Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon is made at Finger Lakes Distilling in Burdett, New York, on the east shore of Seneca Lake, and it is a grain-to-glass New York bourbon from start to finish. The mash bill is 70% yellow dent corn, 20% red winter wheat, and 10% two-row malted barley, all New York-grown, with wheat taking the place rye usually plays for a softer, rounder profile. The distillery draws its water from Seneca Lake aquifers, ferments in open-top fermenters for four to seven days, and distills on a 25-foot Vendome copper column still with a thumper. The spirit goes into heavy-char barrels and, as a bottled-in-bond whiskey, must come from a single distilling season, age at least four years in a federally bonded warehouse, and be bottled at exactly 100 proof (50% ABV). It is also non-chill filtered. The distillery's notes describe candied lemon peel over caramel, roasted peanut, green apple skin, and milk chocolate on the nose, followed by crème brûlée, poached pear, orange zest, brown sugar, and a lingering amaretto note on the palate. Sip it neat or on a large cube, or stir it into an Old Fashioned or a Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy McKenzie Bottled in Bond Wheated Bourbon online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31257769312391,"sku":"C0002217L","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/Mckenzie_Bottled_in_Bond.jpg?v=1574230709"},{"product_id":"mckenzie-distillers-reserve-gin","title":"McKenzie Distiller's Reserve Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eMcKenzie Distiller's Reserve Gin comes from Finger Lakes Distilling in Burdett, New York, the first stand-alone distillery in the Finger Lakes region and best known for its McKenzie whiskeys. It is a traditional London-style dry gin made from a neutral grape-based spirit, a nod to the surrounding wine country, with twelve botanicals, and bottled at 45.5% ABV (91 proof).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpirits Review scored it 8\/10 for both quality and value, describing piney, savory juniper with citrus, a drying herbal fade with cinnamon, nutmeg and orris root, a rounding note of cucumber, and a pleasant finish of lingering spice and juniper, with a profile the reviewer likened to Hendrick's. Finger Lakes Distilling says it truly shines in a simple dry Martini, and it makes a crisp G\u0026amp;T with a slice of cucumber.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy McKenzie Distiller's Reserve Gin online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43518924390656,"sku":"C0006057L","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/MckenzieDistillersGin.jpg?v=1672437479"},{"product_id":"mckenzie-rye-whiskey","title":"McKenzie Rye Whiskey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFinger Lakes Distilling began with a coincidence: Brian McKenzie, a banker from upstate New York, and Thomas Earl McKenzie, a brewer and winemaker from Alabama — no relation — met at a craft distillers' conference in 2007, realized they shared a name and a plan, and opened a farm distillery on the eastern shore of Seneca Lake in Burdett, New York. McKenzie Rye is the flagship, and it wears its region on its sleeve. The mash is 80% rye grown literally across the lake from the distillery and 20% malted barley, with no corn at all, distilled and barreled at a low 100 proof to preserve the grain's character. It ages in new charred oak quarter casks — small 15-gallon barrels that multiply wood contact — then finishes in sherry barrels sourced from neighboring Finger Lakes wineries, a nod to the wine country it's made in. It qualifies as Empire Rye, the designation reserved for whiskeys made from at least 75% New York-grown rye. Bottled non-chill filtered at 91 proof (45.5% ABV). Expect nougat, dark chocolate, dried red fruit, and overripe pear on the nose, opening into maple, bran, rye bread, and brown sugar with the sherry threading through, finishing medium-long on spice and sweet fruit. Drink Spirits rated it \"highly recommend,\" calling it extremely delicious and complex — one reviewer's honest caveat is that the sherry leads, so expect fruit before spice. A rye that tastes like the place it comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy McKenzie Rye Whiskey online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49741959495936,"sku":"C0010278L","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/McKenzieRye.jpg?v=1789798704"},{"product_id":"mckenzie-4-years-old-small-batch-4-grain-straight-bourbon-whiskey","title":"McKenzie 4 Years Old Small Batch 4 Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Four Grain Small Batch is Finger Lakes Distilling's celebration of what the region actually grows. Where the flagship McKenzie Bourbon runs on corn, rye, and barley, this one adds a fourth: 70% Yellow Dent corn, 10% Danko rye, 10% Red Winter wheat, and 10% two-row malted barley, every kernel New York-grown, mashed with water drawn from the aquifers around Seneca Lake — the deepest lake in the state. The distillery, opened on the lake's eastern shore in Burdett in 2007 by two unrelated McKenzies who met at a craft distilling conference, follows a few stubborn rules that shape everything it makes: the whiskey enters the barrel at a low 100 proof rather than the industry-standard 115 to 125, so more of the wood's natural sugars break down and less grain character is lost to dilution, and nothing is chill filtered. This bourbon is produced annually in limited quantities, aged at least four years, and bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV) in accordance with the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897. Expect sakura blossom, butterscotch, toasted almond, and clover honey on the nose, opening into a rich, chewy palate of brown sugar, clove, orange peel, cinnamon, and amaretto with grilled peaches, star anise, and brown-butter-baked apples, finishing dry with just enough rye spice to balance the sweetness. The distillery calls it broad-shouldered, and that's fair — a regional bourbon with genuine breadth, built for a Manhattan or a slow pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy McKenzie 4 Years Old Small Batch 4 Grain Straight Bourbon Whiskey online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49742011760896,"sku":"C0010279L","price":77.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/Mckenzie4grain.jpg?v=1790396238"},{"product_id":"mckenzie-pure-pot-still-whiskey","title":"McKenzie Pure Pot Still Whiskey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePure Pot Still is Finger Lakes Distilling's American take on Ireland's most distinctive whiskey style. Single pot still Irish whiskey requires a mash of both malted and unmalted barley — a tradition born from an 18th-century tax dodge on malt — and McKenzie follows the template with a genuinely local twist: 80% malted barley, 15% unmalted barley, and 5% oats, all New York-grown, mashed with water from the aquifers around Seneca Lake. Two deliberate departures from the Irish playbook define it. It's double distilled rather than triple, to keep more grain character in the spirit, and it ages a minimum of four years in the distillery's own used McKenzie Bourbon and Rye barrels plus some heavy-char new oak — used casks being exactly how Ireland matures its whiskey, and a rarity in America. Bottled non-chill filtered with no additives at 40% ABV. Expect a pale straw color with freshly baked bread, green apple, honey, chamomile, grass, and a touch of woodshop linseed oil on the nose, opening into a light but surprisingly structured palate of citrus, caramel, wet stone, and nutmeg, finishing long and grainy like lemon marmalade on buttered toast, with a whisper of white pepper. The Whiskey Wash called it a bold-strokes whiskey — unrefined, clear, and fun, with \"that something that keeps you pouring.\" For Irish whiskey fans curious about American craft, it's the bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy McKenzie Pure Pot Still Whiskey online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49742056128768,"sku":"C0010280L","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/MckenziePurePotStill.jpg?v=1790396324"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/mckenzie.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}