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Bottle of Still Austin Straight Rye Whiskey, The Artist A gold coin with the words San Francisco World Spirits Competition on it.
“The artist”

Straight rye
Whiskey

Art comes in many different forms—from the simplest line drawing to the most complex symphony—but all good art has something in common:
It begins with inspiration.

The Artist is galvanized by a visit from the Muse and can’t help but take up the chisel, the pen, the camera, the paintbrush.

This is a whiskey for the dreamers, the visionaries, and the Artists who inspire us all. It’s the ultimate marriage of the art and the muse.

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Alc / Vol / Proof

49.8% / 99.6

Tasting notes

Nose
Honey, cherries, fig, cloves, coffee
Palate
Chocolate, apricot, sandalwood, ginger, caramel
Finish
Rye spice, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, molasses, orange zest

Mashbill

A close up of a green plant on a black background.
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A painting of a tractor plowing a field.
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Bottle of Still Austin Straight Rye Whiskey

The spirit’s blushing, oaky hue foretells a complex nose, with hints of honey, cherries, fig, clove and coffee.

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The Artist rye on a woodworker’s bench
The Artist rye in a painter’s studio
The Artist rye in a potter’s studio

How it’s made

No one said making whiskey was easy. But we decided to make it about as difficult as possible, because dammit, we like a challenge.

Hands running through Texas-grown rye grain

We promised never to use any grains grown outside the state of Texas, no matter how rare or obscure those grains might be.

Still Austin barrels racked in the warehouse

We went all the way to Scotland and asked the world’s best stillmaker to build us a 42-foot column still.

The cask room with sample bottles resting on barrel heads

And we embrace an inclusive and imaginative worldview: whiskey for the artists, the outsiders, and the ne’er-do-wells. Long live rye.

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Marc Burckhardt

The artist behind the label
Marc Burckhardt drawing at his deskA Burckhardt painting of a white owl among flowering vinesA Burckhardt painting of a roped horse against a dark sky

To bring The Artist Straight Rye Whiskey to life, we once again collaborated with world-renowned artist and Austinite Marc Burckhardt. The vibrant, surreal scene reflects rye’s bold, energetic character —expressive, imaginative, and full of movement— mirroring the robust spirit inside the bottle.

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Cocktails

FIGGY SMALLS

  • 2OZ
    STILL AUSTIN STRAIGHT RYE
  • 1
    TABLESPOON FIG JAM
  • .5OZ
    SWEET VERMOUTH
  • 2
    DASHES PLUM BITTERS

Shake all ingredients in a tin with ice, strain into a coupe. Orange peel garnish.

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CATCHER IN THE RYE

  • 2OZ
    STILL AUSTIN STRAIGHT RYE
  • .5OZ
    LEMON
  • .5OZ
    OJ
  • .5OZ
    LUXARDO CHERRY JUICE

Shake all ingredients in a tin with ice, strain into a rocks glass with ice. Lemon peel/cherry garnish.

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SAZERAC

  • 1
    SUGAR CUBE
  • 3-4
    DASHES PEYCHAUD'S BITTERS
  • A FEW
    DROPS OF WATER
  • 2OZ
    STILL AUSTIN STRAIGHT RYE
  • ABSINTHE WASH

In a mixing glass, muddle the sugar cube, bitters, and water. Add rye and stir with ice. Rinse a chilled glass with absinthe and dump. Pour contents of mixing glass into the chilled glass; express a lemon peel over cocktail and rim the glass; discard lemon peel.

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NEW YORK SOUR

  • 2OZ
    STILL AUSTIN STRAIGHT RYE
  • 1OZ
    LEMON JUICE
  • .5OZ
    SIMPLE SYRUP
  • 1OZ
    RED WINE, PREFERABLY PINOT NOIR

Add rye, lemon, simple syrup in a tin with ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Gently and slowly, pour wine over the back of a spoon held just above the cocktail’s surface, letting the wine float at top of glass. Zest lemon peel over the cocktail, and run around the rim of the glass, drop into the cocktail for garnish.

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