Colonel E.H. Taylor, Jr. Straight Rye

Hits all the spots! Smells delicious with a little sweet. Good mouth feel. Smooth going down. Nice after taste

Got a generous sample from my whiskey connection colleague. Poured neat, this is a nice complex nose. Doublemint gum, cloves, caramel and black licorice tend to the sweet side while pumpernickel, celery and dill balance it out. Toasty barrel and fume free throughout. Mouthfeel is a little thin but soft. Palate is dripping with flavor. Caramel wrapped sweet peppercorns, baklava, and baking spice combine with grassy fields and charred barrel. Finish is long and refreshing with cooling wintergreen, polished oak and dry rye spice. This is fantastic rye that jumps out with high quality and depth. I like it more than WP 10yr and while a different profile its up there with Pikesville in my elite ratings. If I see this for retail I will buy it. I suggest you do the same....90/100

Smooth, tiny burn in beginning but goes away quick.