High West A Midwinter Night's Dram Act 11 (All Scenes)

I have to say that luck has been on my side in regards to certain aquisitions. A few months back I was able to find a bottle of the previous batch (Act10) of this High West liquid gold. I never would have thought I'd score another bottle of the current batch (Act11) both in the same year. So it's no surprise I dug right in to see what differences there may be between the two. The nose was a bit light having perhaps an essence of rye, ethanol, and fruit of some sort. The flavor is where I noticed more separation. Instead of the cinnamon and fruit I got more of an herbal and earth combo amongst the rye spice kick. Hints of baking spices also resided within flavor environment yet more towards the finish which was less sweet and a touch drier. A very solid batch indeed, but I feel Act 10 edged 11 out slightly. That being said, I'm still going to thoroughly enjoy every pour of this till the end.

For sure a rye, earthy herbal on the taste buds.

Lots of vanilla and rye spice with a dry finish.