Tastes

Flavorful considering for a sub 90 proof whiskey with notes of oak, vanilla, and a little marshmallow. However still a bit warm/spicy given it's proof. Feels a bit thin and watery on the palate. I can't ignore the price here. It feels like you are paying for the single barrel vintage. For the proof there are other whiskeys I'd prefer that are cheaper. And for the price, there are other more flavorful higher proof whiskeys I'd also prefer.

VABC Select 2020. While these are "barely legal" ryes, this one has always brought the rye spice. I loved how this bottle would dance across my tongue with rye and pepper spice. Later pours of this the spice is still very present but toned down from before. The Beam peanut starts coming forward now which I don't remember from earlier in the bottle.

Sweet with spicy rye notes but a thin on the mouth feel. Cinnamon, caramel, and honey throughout. Later sips I start getting aromas and flavors that remind me of applesauce. A nice rye, but compared to other rye options the price is the main sticking point for me on this one.

This one confuses me. Some days all I taste is a sweet vanilla and buttercream frosting. Other days I taste a rich cherry and oak bourbon with hints of vanilla. The latter is much more than enjoyable than the former.

Scent of cherry and a hint of almost baking spices or greeting card shop spices. Pillowy soft mouth feel, sweet on the palate like the name states. Cherry/fruit like then notes of vanilla and a hint of toasted oak. Very pleasing.

"F-Rye Day Pour Batch -- MI" Heat with Beam funk on the nose. Noticeable rye spice and the right amount of heat of the palate finishing with more Beam funk. The Beam funk never bothers me in their products, but this one presents it the strongest of any of their offerings I've had so far.

Neck pour. Sweet sweet sweet. Buttercream, frosting, vanilla, nougat, and some bananas foster. Thin on the mouth feel and quick on the finish.

My first high proof bourbon and I'll be looking to get another bottle soon. Sweet, syrupy, hint of Beam peanut on the finish with just the right amount of spice and heat.

"Kissed by an Angel" single barrel. This single barrel rye leans more toward the bourbon spectrum with syrupy sweet notes of vanilla and oak with just a hint of rye heat and spice on the palate.

Spicy, earthy, and grassy. The wood notes in this remind me of musty old basement. Really shines as a mixer in cocktails.