Tastes

Nose is fruit pie and mild cinnamon. The first taste on the tongue follows that theme at first doughy and then berries without the tartness. I do get a little pepper and heat in the chest but the lingering flavor be is berry pie. Much milder than most ryes. This is a very good whiskey for the price tag.

Non-distinct nose. Taste is peppery, grain alcohol, and bitter. It does bring home the burn at the end.

The nose is a floral bouquet which belies the flavors to follow. Don't know if I've ever had a rye before that is so true to the grain. It's like a bite of hot rye bread with black pepper. Nice heat level, flavor eventually fades into mild salty dill. Not overly complex but very unique. This whiskey is like no other I've had.

Sweet cinnamon spiced apple nose. Distinct flavor profile common to Old Forester bourbon. This version is a cinnamon bomb on the palate, slightly yeasty with a very sweet berry finish but also a nice warm chest. More so than the others, my feeling about this version of Old Forester depends on my palate when I drink it. Sometimes I love it, sometimes not so much. Definitely drink on ice.

Wood and strawberry licorice nose. Taste is of sweet raspberry pop tarts moving to wood and peppery service berries. A mild tobacco flavor on the finish. There is a lingering grape flavor well after the whiskey is swallowed. This is a unique, pleasant whiskey, but I think it would benefit from more time in the barrel.

Mild nose. The sherry cask brings sweet figs forward. Slight menthol and oily texture. Lack of spice and heat for a rye. Nice but uninspiring. This is actually great to bake with.

Sweet vanilla and clove nose. Spices comes through in the roof of your mouth. Slightly leather yeast flavor follows. Fairly smooth for the alcohol content, but nice warm chest at the end. Benefits nicely with ice bringing more flavor depth.

Nose is sweet and mild, cherry poptarts. The taste is cherry pie with a little black pepper. Oily in the glass and on the lips. A saltiness comes through prominently on the aftertaste and lingers. A nice whiskey, a little one note.

Smokey and sweet nose. Palate is candied apples, fairly floral and a hint of the smoke is there. Coats the mouth well. This is a complex bourbon.

Nose reminds me of turpentine, definitely piney, but not in a bad way. The palate is spicy pepper, anise and cloves.