Dillon's Three Oaks Rye

Batch 1, well balanced rye, smooth tasting sipper.

Blair's notes are pretty accurate but I'm not as impressed. I get the bright mineral component, the grasses and burlap, even maybe the hint of peach/apple sweetness but it's really just young raw rye grain and a hint of oak. It's like a slightly aged High West Silver, with an appropriate ABV (vs High West's 67%). I really wanted to like it because it's local but unfortunately, like Dillon's Dry Gin, their rye comes off as the product of a young an inexperienced distillery. One that's working hard but not quite hitting the mark. $40 in Ontario.

heavy oak, soap, pepper before licorice