Tastes

Crown Royal Blenders Mash (Bourbon Mash) has a chestnut brown, clear appearance, and spaced alcohol legs. The aroma is of rather bold, sour dough bagel, with some oak and a touch of rye spice. The flavor is standard and unremarkable, not unlike the Canadian Leaf (bottled in Baltimore County, MD), with corn spirits, a dash of rye spice (Canadian Leaf may actually have a bolder rye profile), and a shimmer of oak. Mouthfeel is medium, and Crown Royal Blenders (Bourbon) Mash finishes moderate. RJT

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey has uniform alcohol legs and a chestnut appearance. The aroma is of minty, spicy rye, with background grain. The flavor is similar. Jack Daniel's Tennessee Straight Rye Whiskey has a medium body and a moderate finish. RJT

Dualchas has typical, fence board legs and a clear, light gold appearance. The aroma is of basic bready & bread crust distilled grain. There is somewhat of a full nose of that. The flavor is standard white bread, with a bit of a bite and a touch of fruit. Mouthfeel is medium, and there is a moderately-long finish. RJT

Clear, amber-gold, with standard alcohol legs. Aroma- fermented, sharp grain whisky, with some malt breadiness. Taste- similar, with a shade of peat and also of sugar. And, corn flakes. Medium bodied. Moderate finish. RJT

Chestnut brown, with standard alcohol legs. Nose- grain alcohol, with back-notes of rye and vanilla, with possible wood. Taste- corn, rye, vanilla, and oak. Medium body. Moderate-to-long finish. RJT

I got my 750 ml bottle @ Walmart on closeout for $12.50, plus tax. This has a clear, amber appearance, standard fence board alcohol legs, and a sweet, savory, and minty spiced nose. The flavor is of spicy, sweet grain, charred oak, and even Aim toothpaste. Mouthfeel is medium, and George Dickel Rye finishes quick to moderate. RJT

Cooper's Craft has a light, tan appearance, with no real alcohol legs, that I could see. The aroma is of bold vanilla, with charred oak and very mild corn notes. The flavor is of an up-front charred oak, with somewhat odd bitterness (from the char?). One also detects mild (bland?), sweet corn and a shadow of dried fruit. Mouthfeel is medium, and Cooper's Craft has a long finish. I got this 750 ml bottle on special- $9.99, plus tax. RJT

Woodford Reserve Rye has a clear, dark tan appearance and instead of alcohol legs, a falling sheet of residue. The aroma is of charred oak, caramel, sugar, and pepper spice. The flavor is of those elements, plus some bread dough and a touch of menthol. The mouthfeel is high medium, and Woodford Reserve Rye has a moderate finish. RJT