New Riff Balboa Rye is made with rare heirloom Balboa rye grain, Exclusively grown for New Riff Distilling. Balboa Rye is a rare heirloom grain, dating to the 1940s and often used for whiskey in those days. It’s grown exclusively for distillation at New Riff by the Fogg Family Farm in Indiana. Bestowing a unique flavor from a bygone age, it offers exquisite notes of red and blue fruit along with piquant spice.