Balcones Texas Rye 100 Proof

On the nose, an unpleasant amount of esters and menthol. Tropical fruit and green apple, but it’s pungent. I’m trying to put my finger on why I don’t like the taste. I think it’s the grain coming through too much combined with the oppressive amount of tropical fruit, which I would love on a plate in Mexico, but not in a whiskey. Mushy overripe apples is what the Distiller expert says, and that's spot on. Specifically, it tastes like red delicious apples, the worst kind of apple. I didn’t finish this dram.

Chocolate... vanilla... nutty... leather .... slight caramel.... not as spicy as the review notes...