High West A Midwinter Night's Dram Act 6 (All Scenes)

Not nearly as good as previous years. The nose doesn't have character anymore, it's more chemically than ever before. I'm a bit disappointed to be honest. Used to be my absolute favorite for special occasions.

OBC Meet & Greet 2: enjoyed this immensely. This had the distinct Rye character or dry, peppery, spice but I clearly noticed spearmint in this dram.

I’ve come to the conclusion that High West Distillery and the rock band Weezer walk the same cosmic line: fans either love what they were or what they’ve become. High West was the darling, craft distillery that gave us A Midwinter Night’s Dram Acts 1-3 and Weezer was a nerdy, alt-rock band that gave us Buddy Holly. Later they gave us (conglomerate) Midwinter Night’s Dram Acts 4-6 and Pork ‘n Beans, respectively. What. The. Everloving. Fuuuuuu-dge. I’ve had the privilege to try 4 ever-evolving batches of AMWND: 2:1, 4:1, 4:4 and now 6:4 (thanks @Scott_E). Needless to say, the quality has seemingly dropped each time. It’s like they took a Christmas spiced, Yankee candle and shredded it into some young, rye whiskey. The balances and experimentation from early releases, wine cask experimentation to pushing rye levels, has turned into more of a one-trick pony of youthful rye whiskey and tired barrels. Sigh. I miss the days when whiskey wasn’t so damn popular. Quality is suffering, prices are crazy and I’ve gotten older. Here’s to sticking with older, age statement Scotch whisky. Hipsters, excuse my French, but I hope you choke on your next Pickleback. Now, GET OFF MY LAWN, PUNKS. I need a shot of penicillin and a boilermaker. 🤣