Tastes

Enjoyed! Some dried and stone flavors blended with fig and raisin

Mix with lemonade. Nothing else to see here,

Very straightforward rye, no surprises, but a smoother finish than most ryes in this proof and price. Sips well neat, but would be great in a Manhattan. Great pickup to share and taste

Had the opportunity to taste this at the Cascade Hollow tour. My wife and I both liked it enough to buy a bottle. I notice more leather and tannin flavors in comparison to the Dickel 8 and No 12. Definitely a differance, especially in the finish. I personally think the nose and fruitiness are much more subtle, especially on the sweeter notes. I was pleased that it was not astringent.

I picked up this bottle locally in Stone Mountain GA for $48. Bottle #28 46.7% ABV. Sampled neat from a Glencairne Nose was mostly apple with some oak. Possibly a note of spice. Sweet with oak, and some sharp feel on the tongue. Not as smooth as I had hoped, but more depth than No. 12. It is way behind Russell’s 10 year in my opinion. I do prefer it to the Bottled in Bond Dickel. That offering just didn’t hit it for me. As a Dickel fan, glad I tried it and got to do so for under $50. I can only compare it to the three other aged Whisky I have tried, and it didn’t break into the top three.

Sweet, almost cookie dough, with a hint of maple. Definite vanilla and oak flavors. Very smooth, very much what I hoped for.