Basil Hayden's Caribbean Reserve Rye (Discontinued)

Smooth, sweet, vanilla,

"Neat” "0-1: Bad. What mixers can I use with it to cover it up 2: Meh. Simply not my taste, nothing to be excited about at all 2.5: Sub-par. Ill drink it... but only because its whiskey. 3: Good. Decent stuff, but not a rebuy 3.5: Very good. I might buy again 4: Excellent: Will be purchasing a bottle asap 4.5: Incredible: top of the purchase list 5:Amazing: cost and taste are worth every cent""

Pours darker than most ryes, but lighter than black strap rum. The nose is more rum than rye. The flavor is a blend of the spicer American rye, the milder Canadian rye and the black strap Rum. As noted in other reviews, this comes across as maple syrup. There is a bit more rye spiciness in the finish. Overall this is a very good pour, that because of the sweetness would serve well as a digestif.

Way too sweet, nasty maple finish

Too sweet