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I used to buy spirits for a handful of restaurants/bars and since no one has really answered your question yet I'll suggest a few.

-Whistle Pig is great and widely available. There's a handful of old world, single barrel, speciality bottlings that are quite nice. I didn't much care for the Madeira one personally but others seem to really like it -Jefferson's ocean aged -michters barrel strength -heaven hill grain to glass -very olde St Nick (I've only tried 8yr, summer, and harvest) -willet family 7yr

Above $100, in my opinion, you quickly hit diminishing returns. There's honestly little reason to think $180 bottle is better than $100. If you can find it, it's never a bad idea to try it first at a bar or liquor store that offers that.

EH Taylor Straight Rye is an excellent rye for about $80

Otherwise Rittenhouse Rye Bottled-in-bond is a great $25 drinker

Marble

Light with caraway seeds

Me

Seven seas of it

OMG I thought you meant bread flour.

I am usually a bourbon girl.

But Redwood Empire Emerald Giant is my favorite rye, so good for the price, gorgeous bottle label and not well known; and the cocktails community here at lemmy.world might also enjoy discussing this.

Have you tried Bulleit Rye?

It’s cheap ($35) but quite good. I always bring a bottle to family gatherings because my SIL makes a mean Manhattan and that’s her preferred brand.

Oh! Good call on both 😁 I'll look for that bottle and also ask the community

Whatever kind rhymes with American Pie.

100 to 200 dollars for rye gets you top shelf (if any of it can be considered that good) in Canada. Where are you?