Tastes

This is far from a traditional rye. As others have said, I get a bit of a musty nose and I find it very oak forward on the palate. The rye is there but it is subtle compared to what I was expecting. Drinks much lower than it’s ABV and has a fairly dry finish.

Wish I had picked up another one of these the next day I visited the distillery but to my disappointment I did not. As others have described this is a very rich and sweet pour and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve not had a real creme brûlée so I can’t say for sure that’s what I got but I got what I imagine it would be along with toffee and butterscotch. The mouthfeel was very viscous and satisfying and the finish was medium at best. I will say that I enjoyed this one more at the beginning before it opened up where I feel like the nose kind of went flat.

Absolute caramel bomb on the nose with some toasted marshmallow at first? Once it opens up I got a little more of the oak with a hint of char. Sips a little dry with more of the oak notes in the palate. The finish was not very lengthy but the rest of the pour was so delicious I didn’t punish it!

Super complex and absolutely delicious. Had this side by side with the 2018 Bourye and this was way better in my opinion.

Good but I wanted so much more. I did a side by side with yippee and that blew this out of the water

I’m more of a bourbon guy so I stepped out of the box on this one. Only saying this so you can take my review for what it is. Very floral pour!

I will start by saying I am a huge fan of barrel strengths so this was right up my alley. Very oak forward on the nose and it did not disappoint throughout. I would love to find a bottle for myself but I will say this one may be worth the secondary prices to grab one....maybe.