Tastes

I rated this about a year ago and I stand by the rating and understand I’m in the minority. I prefer the rare breed bourbon to the rare breed rye. This honestly comes across thin and I don’t mind the proof, but the taste in pallet falls far short of what you get on proof.  I get ethanol in a bit of rye on the nose, and the taste just has minimal bits of rye and mostly pepper and heat. I will gladly let this sit on the shelf for others to buy

This pour had the benefit of coming off of a 1792 full proof pour. Similar proofs, but this one drinks so much cooler than that 1792. Classic Elijah Craig barrel proof notes. Nothing jumps out at you either positive or negative. I definitely enjoy the nose More than the pallet and the finish. It’s quite spicy on the backend, especially in the throat, which isn’t the most enjoyable, but a nice warming hug and lingering spice balances it back out not a bad offering, but not my favorite from Elijah Craig barrel proof. Over the course of time, I found them both on the Elijah, Craig barrel, proof, and the larceny, that the “A” Releases each year are typically the weakest. Not sure if that trend continues but at least it’s been like that for the last few years so if you’re looking to skip certain offerings, the “A” offerings tend to Be the weakest

I dont mind proof. I really like Bookers and i really like ECBP. I also like EHTBP a lot However, this bottle is just proof and little else. Its hot, hot, hot. Maybe Store pics are better but the standard off-the-shelf $50 full proof is not what you want. It’s all heat with little taste. I cannot recommend it.

My rating is pretty consistent with the last review though. I dropped it a quarter star I very much enjoy this rye as it offers a little more complexity, especially at a $50 price point than similar ryes. The dominant note that I pulled through today on the nose was a black tea which is not surprising because I get this from other Jim Rutledge ryes like Cream of Kentucky. It’s definitely not as thick as the Cream of Kentucky rye, but still offers light cedar notes along with that black tea note. The finish is not particularly impressive and it’s not spicy as ryes go however, what brings me back to this is the different notes presents from glass to glass and the complexity that it offers at the price point as well As a lets traditional rye, and one that a bourbon drinker may enjoy

This is an extremely pleasant rye. I was fortunate enough to buy a 375 mL bottle for $15. On the nose, you do not get a heavy rye prescence, but instead light, vanilla, caramel, and fruit notes. The palette is where the rye becomes more prevalent as there’s a very nice rice spice that coats, and the herbal notes that many ryes bring becomes present. This is only a 94 proof rye but it very much coats the pallet well and provides a lingering space and warming feeling. I’m quite impressed with this bottle and 3 1/2 stars could probably get bumped up overtime.

I stand by my last rating. This is a strong 3 1/2 and I’m glad I have another bottle albeit from a different location so given that these are single barrels, it could taste completely different. The thing that sticks out with this is, it’s only 101 proof, but it drinks proofier in a good way than that. It’s very spicy for a bourbon.. My major criticism is that the finish is very short and it’s very drying on the pallet. I think if this wasn’t the fact it would rank a quarter to a half a star higher.

This is a blend it’s pretty unique but works pretty well. I’m not sure it’s worth the $75 price tag in fact I’m sure it’s not but it’s quite good nonetheless for an 86 proof whiskey it really offers quite a full mouth feel that she won’t find on a lot of sub 90  proof whiskey’s.  Whistle pig normally does a very nice job on their blending and this is one that proves it. The rye is definitely there, but not overly spicy or peppery and definitely not dilly.  There’s a spice on the pallet that I’m having a really hard time identifying it’s pretty savory. Maybe it’s a baking spice, one that I am enjoying, and definitely not offputting. Possibly it’s the barley because that is 20% of the mashbill and that’s pretty high compared to what you would normally get so that might be what is throwing me off. If you could find a pour of this out for supper or at a bar at a good price, I’d recommend it to try and it might be something you really like because I do, I do have a hard time swallowing the price point, but the fact that that finish really sits on the front of my pallet very prominently for an 86 proof whiskey is notable. Nice job by the whistle pig team.

I’ve reviewed this once before and I’m gonna leave it how I had it is I think my notes from last time were pretty spot on. I just get very little from this with a bit of alcohol note coming through in the nicest part being it finishes kind of sweet, but everything else about it  just comes across very watery and I cannot recommend it. I do like coming back to bottles like this every year or so just to double check and I’ve done several of these tonight and my previous notes to today have stayed pretty consistent which I guess is a good thing in a way.  There are some really good budget Bourbons, or whiskeys out on the market. This simply is not one of them. And I got to say that any of the budget Bourbons that I found have come from major distilleries I cannot think of one that did not come from a major distillery so that’s a pretty good rule of thumb if you’re out there looking on the shelf that you have a much higher chance of success buying a budget bourbon from a major distillery versus a private sourced brand or one that is a prominent.

I have really drop my rating on this one on a second review. It’s extremely grainy it just offered  very little that was pleasing. The finish was very offputting, and any pleasantness that you might draw from some of the green notes were very one-dimensional, and I just struggle to find any Texas whiskeys that are worth my coin.

I have reviewed this once and I stick by my previous review notes but I have lowered my rating some.  That vitamin note that everybody talks about is definitely on this bottle and I’ve got to say the most disappointing part of this is, there’s no finish. This particular bottle has been proved down so much that the finish is just flat to not even present. If this had some spice this had a little bit more proof I think this would definitely raise my rating, but at this stage, I’ve lowered my rating down and this continues to be disappointing.