Bardstown Bourbon Co. West Virginia Great Barrel Company Blended Rye

This product is finished in infrared toasted cherry oak barrels. I’m sure it’s legitimate, but can we all agree that that sounds like bullshit? Nose is high brine, pickles, salt honey. Sugar, tangerines Body is very hot, with chocolate, cream, sugar, raspberry. Bit of tea. Finish is black pepper. Potpourri. Rose water. Watermelon. A Kentucky chew opens this up a bit. The wood notes are strong, but they seem to be the source of some really delightful floral notes. This is a solid product. Value for price is always a concern when it comes to these guys, but I think this one is on the right side of the line. It’s an incredibly complex rye, and although I made fun of the infrared toasted cherry oak barrel bit, if that’s what adds in the floral notes, then that’s a delightful touch for a rye. I’m all in. Bust out y’all’s lasers.

N: chocolate, toffee, maple syrup pancakes P: rye spice, oaky, maple syrup F: oak, spice, slight sweetness The nose on this is fantastic, palate is very nice balance of spice, sweetness, and oak, finish is pleasant. Not sure that the drink lives up to the nose, but regardless, I’m happy to have it on the shelf.

What you expect from a toasted rye. Spicy and nutty

Fantastic mouth feel. Cherry, vanilla on the nose. Little rye bite, little bit of almond with mint chocolate, gives way to a cherry dessert and long lingering finish