Tastes

Light, spicy nose with some clover honey sweetness. Body is salted nuts, toffee, cereal, vanilla and wood. Medium oaky finish. One of the best values in rye.

Classic rye nose with caramel, grain, nuts, sawdust and ethanol. Palate doesn’t hold any surprises, a tough but smooth rye that delivers what you’d expect without a lot of nuance but with plenty of class. Would make a good comp for Knob Creek or Wheel Horse at a similar proof.

Recently tried the Lost Monarch and enjoyed it so decided to give this a chance. Nose was elusive, had to stick my nose into my glencairn: honey, herbs, rye spice and maybe some green apple. Palate is delicate with more herbs, mild sweetness, mowed grass. Gentle finish. This is the “kid gloves” of ryes. Young and lightweight.

Nose is apricot, raspberry and rye spice with vanilla, oak and a black tea note. Contrary to the expert review, there is plenty to smell. Palate is spicy cinnamon, cherry, cloves and apple pie with wood, vanilla and pepper. It mellows with a few drops of water. Long baking spice finish with mint coming in to add a savory note. Very good.

Citrus and wood polish nose. Palate is spicy wood and lemon. Reminds me of Rieger’s 100 proof rye but more subdued and smooth. There’s banana nut bread behind the barley, brown sugar and cinnamon. Finish is dry and spicy.

Nose: honey, hay, apple, brown sugar, caramel, cinnamon, oak, vanilla, quite heady, a spicy apple oie baked in a barn Taste: flavors carry through from the nose with mixed nuts, pastry, plenty of sugar balanced by wood and leather Finish: long, warm and spicy but mellowed with fruit and a trace of salt

Sawdust, caramel and peanuts on the nose.