The Seed Vault Series is Far North’s collection of estate-grown rye varietals, evolving from the distillery’s three-year rye study. This provenance-driven, single estate rye whiskey is grown, harvested, and distilled entirely in Northern Minnesota by fourth-generation farmer and head distiller Michael Swanson.

All varieties were milled, fermented, and distilled using precisely the same methods, and all whiskies were aged in 15-gallon new, charred oak barrels from The Barrel Mill in Avon, MN.

Roknar 100% Seed Vault is aged just under two years.

SEED VAULT VARIETALS 2020

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• Bono – This hybrid variety of rye was developed by KWS SAAT SE & Co, a European independent seed company and released in 2016. Whiskey offers anise on the nose, with notes of apricot and butterscotch. Balanced palate of vanilla and caramel with a smooth, long finish.
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• Cossani – A German hybrid seed variety that yielded big in the field. The whiskey offers a rich toffee and dark caramel flavor profile, with a fat, lingering finish. 
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• Foresetti – A german hybrid that was also a big yielder in the field. 
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• Musketeer – Agriculture Canada released this open-pollinated variety in 1981. Delicate grassy and vegetal notes of chamomile and celery root. Mild and earthy palate with a clean, light finish.
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• Progas – KWS SAAT SE & Co, a European independent seed company and released in 2016. Hybrid seed that was technically developed as a forage variety. Slight minerality on the nose. Buttery and spicy on the palate, with caramel and cherry notes. Long finish. 
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• Triticale – A wheat-rye hybrid whose flavor is reflective of wheat whiskies.  
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Each batch is proofed upon bottling. Every bottled is numbered by hand. Aged for 16 months in 15-gallon charred oak barrels and finished in Sauternes wine casks.

Sauternes is a sweet and complex white wine from the Bordeaux region of France. Sauternes casks are extremely rare. Prized by nobility, Sauternes gets it complexity from sauvignon blanc and Semillon grapes, many of which have botrytized, meaning they have been “infected” by a fungus called “noble rot”. The effect is delicious. As the grapes dry, an incredible concentration of aromas and flavors emerges...a superb cask for finishing rye whiskey.

nextSectionA nose of brown sugar, orange peel and a hint of freshly sawn oak transitions to a palette of dried currants, almonds and vanilla. The finish lingers with baking spices.

Each batch is proofed upon bottling. Every bottled is numbered by hand. Aged for 16 months in 15-gallon charred oak barrels and finished in Sauternes wine casks.

Sauternes is a sweet and complex white wine from the Bordeaux region of France. Sauternes casks are extremely rare. Prized by nobility, Sauternes gets it complexity from sauvignon blanc and Semillon grapes, many of which have botrytized, meaning they have been “infected” by a fungus called “noble rot”. The effect is delicious. As the grapes dry, an incredible concentration of aromas and flavors emerges...a superb cask for finishing rye whiskey.

nextSectionA nose of brown sugar, orange peel and a hint of freshly sawn oak transitions to a palette of dried currants, almonds and vanilla. The finish lingers with baking spices.

For a SunnyD Original 4-pack, the tasting notes primarily highlight its famously tangy and sweet orange profile, which some describe as a combination of citrus notes with a pronounced zing.

For a SunnyD Original 4-pack, the tasting notes primarily highlight its famously tangy and sweet orange profile, which some describe as a combination of citrus notes with a pronounced zing.