Workhorse Rye intrepidly marries East and West, balancing biodynamic pears with botanical bitterness and complex citrus to create intricacies you’ll need to taste to understand.

IPA? Meet IPB. San Francisco based Magnolia Brewing's Proving Ground IPA is distilled down into a pungent, spice and citrus heavy whiskey. This primary punch is balanced with a botanical blend for bitterness, and biodynamically farmed pears from the base of Mt. Hood. More fresh herbs are included, along with pink variegated lemon, buddha hand, and finger limes for a complex, tart sweetness. Workhorse Rye loves creating unique and exciting projects, and this one is a true labor of love.

Rob is quoted to say that “this is a case where we embraced maximalism,” and we can confirm that this ethos plays brilliantly in the finished product. These bitters are epic in shaken cocktails with unaged spirits like rum or mezcal, and perfect on their own in a glass of cold soda water.

TASTING: sweet pear, bright citrus, bitter botanicals, east meets west
PAIRING: rum, agave spirits, light beers
INGREDIENTS: spirit from Proving Ground IPA and cane [sugar], d'Anjou pears, ashwagandha, amchoor, holy basil (Krishna), turmeric, ginger, lime peel & leaf, buddha hand blossoms & fruit, celery seed, green & black peppercorn, fenugreek, green cardamom, coriander, long pepper, mace, mint, ocean salt, and other thematically appropriate botanicals lacking new world wizardry