Tastes

This was an outstanding rye. Hit just the right amount of traditional spicy/floral rye notes while still having some smooth edges of vanilla, dried fruit, and caramel more indicative of a "Kentucky style" rye.

Nose: lots of dried fruits, mostly apples and pears, along with pepper spice, vanilla, and a splash of cream Palate: a step back from the nose in terms of potency, likely due to the proof, but still get hints of vanilla and cream covered fruit Finish: as expected it does not stay around long, but the spice does linger along with the vanilla

Nose: vanilla, caramel, smoke and roasted marshmellow Palate: oak and vanilla at the front, some bitterness in the middle, and then some more smoke and marshmellow at the back Finish: somewhat quick for the proof, but the smoke, vanilla, and oak notes are present

Nose: ethanol notes jump out almost immediately, but then once you get passed that you get some citrus notes along with with some baking spice, a bit of vanilla, and dab of caramel Palate: vanilla cream, oak spice, and baking spice. Finish: short finish, with berries and oak spice

Nose: immediate notes of cherry, vanilla and a bit of nuttiness - classic Beam Palate: vanilla and roasted nutes, with a hint of cherry and dried fruits Finish: medium to long, oak spice and vanilla

Nose: starts off with beautiful notes of citrus like a mix of orange and lemon peels, with just a slight hint of floral and herbal notes below the surface. Palate: citrus continues on the front of the palate, followed by some oily licorice, honey, and pepper notes. Finish: lovely medium to long finish that does not overpower.

Tastes young and very grainy, despite the at least 4 year age statement

Nose: first notes are of a loaf of wheat bread, with some cereal grains, just a hint of honey, and some floral notes lingering under the surface. Palate: more grainy on the palate, with some spice on the back end. Not much complexity other than that. Finish: the finish is mostly pleasurable with the spice lingering for a medium to long amount of time. Overall: obviously a younger whiskey with lots of grain notes and minimal complexity. It does have a surprising amount of spice. I was worried that the honey barrel finish would make this overly sweet, but you detect al.ost zero influence from the honey.

This is a wonderful big, bold mouthful if classic notes. Vanilla, caramel, creamed fruit, with some baking spices. Delicious!