Alberta Rye Dark Batch Whisky

Yes! Yes! Yes!

First visit 05/02/17......WJ.....(86)....

Dark and syrupy with crazy rum like legs Nose - smells like a Manhattan Taste, so Manhattany you'll be trying to pick a cherry out of it. Finish is smooth and sweet I recommend to serve this chilled

The makeup of the bottle alone makes it worth sampling - a blend of two different ryes make up 91% of the content, with some bourbon and actual added sherry. Not just sherry finishing in a cask - actual sherry. It's also bottled at 45% abv, which might help explain why this seems notably more rich and full than the average Canadian bottling. And, it IS rich and lush, with appropriately dark notes given the name of dried fruit and nutty grains. I'm reminded of whole grain flapjacks topped with a pat of butter and dried dark fruit simmered in maple syrup. Or maybe I'm just jonesing for some breakfast food - we report, you decide. Regardless, the sherry influence alongside the spicy-smooth, nutty rye base, with that hint of maple, is pleasant...until the rather bitter finish, which takes the edge off of an otherwise enjoyable whisky.

Very well balance, not harsh

Amber to maple syrup in color. Spicy leather, woody, concord grapes, and molasses on the nose.. Spicy, earthy, leather with a bourbon whiskey and sweet sherry wash on the finish. Has some heat but it adds to the feel of this nice Rye whiskey.