# Reinheart Whiskey

> Reinheart is a rye whiskey (70% rye, 20% corn, 10% malted barley) aged six to seven years in American virgin oak at Vintre Møller, Denmark, by Henrik Hammer with Kristian Kram and Terkel Kleist.

Reinheart Whiskey is a brand of Hammer & Son ApS (CVR 39190176), Vintre Møller 29, 4060 Kirke Såby, Denmark. Contact: hh@hammerandson.com.

## Pages

- [Reinheart Whiskey — Rein. Heart. Whiskey.](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/): Reinheart Rye Whiskey by Henrik Hammer with Kristian and Terkel. Single casks aged 6–7 years in American virgin oak at Vintre Møller.
- [Cocktails — Reinheart Whiskey](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html): How to drink Reinheart Rye: neat, Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Sazerac, Boulevardier, Whiskey Sour.

## Expressions

- **Reinheart Rye Whiskey Cask #1** (Rye Whiskey, 59.87% ABV): Single cask, distilled August 2014, almost seven years in American virgin oak. 220 bottles, sold out.
- **Reinheart Rye Whiskey Cask #2** (Rye Whiskey, 56.8% ABV): Single cask, distilled 2015 and bottled December 2022 after seven years in virgin oak (toast M, char 4). Numbered bottles.
- **Reinheart Rye Whiskey Cask #3** (Rye Whiskey, 59% ABV): The sister cask to #2: distilled 2015, bottled December 2022 at Vintre Møller after seven years. Hand-labelled and numbered. Awards: The Spirits Business American Whiskey Masters 2023, Gold (Reinheart 2015).
- **Reinheart Rye Whiskey Small Batch** (Rye Whiskey, 45% ABV): Six years in virgin oak, bottled at 45%, for sipping and for cocktails.

## Questions and answers

### What is Reinheart Whiskey?

A rye whiskey from a mash of 70% rye, 20% corn and 10% malted barley, aged six to seven years in American virgin oak at Vintre Møller in Denmark. It is released in small, numbered bottlings.

### Who makes Reinheart?

Henrik Hammer of Hammer & Son, with his friends Kristian Kram and Terkel Kleist. The idea came in 2012. The company behind it is Hammer & Son ApS (CVR 39190176).

### Where is Reinheart made?

The new-make spirit was distilled in Germany. The casks mature at Vintre Møller in Kirke Såby, Denmark, where the whiskey is bottled.

### Which Reinheart releases are there?

Cask #1, distilled in 2014 and bottled at 59.87% (220 bottles, sold out). Casks #2 and #3, distilled in 2015 and bottled in December 2022 at 56.80% and 59.00%. And a small batch, six years old, at 45%.

### What awards has Reinheart won?

Reinheart 2015 won Gold at the American Whiskey Masters by The Spirits Business in 2023.

### How should I drink Reinheart?

The cask-strength bottles want a few drops of water or a large rock. The 45% small batch is the one for the mixing glass: a Manhattan, an Old Fashioned or a Sazerac.

## Cocktails

- [In the glass](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#neat): 4–5 cl Reinheart Rye, Still water, a few drops, if the cask asks, One large rock, optional.
- [Old Fashioned](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#old-fashioned): 6 cl Reinheart Rye 45° or cask, 1 tsp Sugar cube or rich syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, Orange peel, wide.
- [Manhattan](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#manhattan): 5 cl Reinheart Rye, 2.5 cl Sweet vermouth, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, Maraschino cherry or orange peel, to garnish.
- [Sazerac](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#sazerac): 6 cl Reinheart Rye, 1 Sugar cube, 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters, Absinthe, to rinse, Lemon peel, expressed, discarded.
- [Boulevardier](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#boulevardier): 4 cl Reinheart Rye, 3 cl Campari, 3 cl Sweet vermouth, Orange peel, to garnish.
- [Toronto](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#toronto): 6 cl Reinheart Rye, 1 cl Fernet-Branca, 1 tsp Rich syrup, 2 dashes Angostura bitters, Orange peel, to garnish.
- [Vieux Carré](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#vieux-carre): 3 cl Reinheart Rye, 3 cl Cognac, 3 cl Sweet vermouth, 1 tsp Bénédictine, 2 dashes each Peychaud’s & Angostura.
- [Whiskey Sour](https://reinheartwhiskey.com/cocktails.html#whiskey-sour): 6 cl Reinheart Rye, 3 cl Fresh lemon juice, 2 cl Rich syrup, Egg white, optional.

## Related

- [Vintre Møller Destilleri](https://vintremoller.com/): the estate and distillery where the spirits are made, with the documents behind its figures.
- [Hammer & Son](https://hammerandson.com/): the company.
- [Geranium Gin](https://geraniumgin.com/): a sister brand from the same producer.
- [Old English Gin](https://oldenglishgin.com/): a sister brand from the same producer.