Reviews

On the nose, there is a ton of bittersweet oak, it's delightful! The palate comes across a bit more bitter forward, and sweetness in back palate. However, 3 drops (literally) of water does wonders. It makes it much much sweeter, and it's amazing!!

Starts creamy/viscous with the slightest hint of orange zest and bitter dark chocolate. Middle is citrus tang and acidity, and ends with slight sweetness and spice.

I get alot of cherries, chocolate, dark bitter oak but very pleasant and almost a dark chocolate note. This is really good!

So good. Grapes really shine on the front palate with great sweet acidity that gives ways to a hint of traditional rye whiskey. Finish is nice too. At 9 years, I wouldn't expect anything less.

Nice solid pour. It's got that fruity, pot still whiskey on the nose, rye herbalness/mint isn't really there. Front palate is clean, leading to the mid palate of light vanilla and brown sugar, and wood. Finishes well, but again, very clean. This isn't a complex or heavily layered whiskey, but it portrays it's core flavors well, and it very crushable. I think it's priced a bit high, but it's their own distillate aged for 7 year from a craft distillery, so I guess price is higher for that reason.

Very good bottle and one of the best rum finishes I've had. On Fresh Crack - Alot of typical bourbon notes, vanilla and caramel sweetness to start off along with the rum barrel funk, spice and peppery bites. 2 Weeks After Opening (80% Remaining) - Barrel funk is gone, caramel and burnt brown sugar comes first, followed by a much mellower/smoother spice and pepper. I like this one alot, I'd give it a higher score if it was cheaper.

People say they don't like the Dickel in it, but it doesn't bother me whatsoever. If I blinded this, I would have said the front/mid palate reminded me of a nice 9 year Russell's Single Barrel pick from CN-F that I have. But I would say the finish is quite different then the Russells, not unpleasant, but different. I'm giving it a 4.25, becuase I really enjoy it. But I'm knocking down 0.25 star becuase of the price point. I paid $120 for this, but despite the price, it's still very good. But if it came in around $80, it would be a buy all day for me, and I would give it a 4.5. For reference, here is the blend: - 35% Georgia 8 Year - 31% Kentucky 12 Year - 19% Tennessee 17 Year - 15% Ontario 12 Year

It's got that hint of rye spice and ever so slight mint. But what really shines through is the bright fruit. This was a lovely rye that I'd happily grab a back up for at the price I paid.