Elijah Craig Toasted Rye

Sweet honey , vanilla, caramel and marshmallow to start. Finishes with nice rye spice

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Nose is lush and full with wintergreen, basil, rye toast, earthy damp cellar/root vegetable, brown sugar, oak, vanilla custard, and ginger root. Really nice. Ethanol appropriately low. Palate offers the brown sugar from the nose, ginger snap, black cherry, fig, mint chocolate, nutmeg, oak, barrel char, and toasted coconut. Flavors nicely robust for the proof. Quite atypical for a rye, but delicious. Finish is medium length and consists of smoke, toasty oak notes, black peppercorn, cinnamon, and orange zest. Mouthfeel is full bodied and creamy. Oh boy we have a winner here. Sweet and spicy is a great combo and this pulls it off. I know I’m gushing a bit, but this slays many a whiskey which are double the price. At $54.99 it’s an insane value and I’m going to buy a bunch of backups right now before the secret gets out.

This one is incredibly solid and approachable. Nots of apple, maple syrup, pecan, and the nicest leather note I've ever smelled from a rye. The palate continues that apple but sweeter. Cinnamon apple pie, Graham cracker, but of leather and caramel before there's a nice spicy finish. Would make for a great fall rye if you can find it at your local store.