Tastes

My first experience with this whisky last night sitting around the backyard fire pit with friends. Sweet-tart fruity nose. Neat on the tongue it was crisp and encouraging. With a bit of water it opened up with sherry overtones and a hint of peat as it finished. Very enjoyable

Same whiskey, different bottle??

Nose is clean and sharp citrusy butter. Taste is equally clean with citrus an celery notes followed by a pleasant asymptotic burn on the tongue and the roof of the mouth. Lingering fresh slight oiliness as the burn fades.

I tasted this one at the Copper Fox distillery in Sperryville VA along with their other offerings. The apple/cherry smoke was interesting but didn't play so well with the rye as I would hope.

Typically a vodka and gin drinker, this was the first small batch bourbon I ever tried. It was at a bourbon tasting while at a conference in Lexington KY. I was impressed enough to buy a bottle and used it get past the "wall" as described in Lew Bryson's book Tasting Whiskey (well it took a bit more than that single bottle). Now I'm happily exploring ryes, scotches, and especially maverick whiskeys. But WR will always hold a place in my heart as "my first".