Michter's US*1 Single Barrel Straight Rye Whiskey is made from a mash comprised primarily of fresh, plump rye grains. Once the grains are harvested, they are sheared so that during fermentation, the grains are saturated with more flavor. After the grains have been fermented, they are distilled through a copper-pot still before being matured in charred, American oak barrels. The barrels are allowed to rest in a heat-cycled warehouse, which forces the wood to expand and contract as the temperature rises and falls. This heat cycling causes the whiskey and wood to mingle with each other, and contributes notes of marmalade and light caramel to the rye. Once Willie Pratt — Michter's Master Distiller — determines that the rye has reached its peak flavor, each bottle is filled and sealed by hand.

Jim Beam's Old Overholt Bottled-in-Bond is a 100-proof straight rye whiskey with a rich, spicy profile balancing notes of caramel, dark fruit, vanilla, and baking spices with a peppery rye bite and warm oak finish. It adheres to the Bottled-in-Bond Act, meaning it is aged for at least four years, bottled at 100 proof (50% ABV), and produced by a single distillery in a single distilling season.