High West A Midwinter Night's Dram Act 7 (All Scenes)

A Friday night finds me free. A moment to formally take some tasting notes. A Midwinter’s Night Dram Act 7 Scene 4. This was opened for about a month and taking this in over time. N: Letting this open for some time and you are rewarded. Immediate flashbacks to late autumn evenings. Baking spices float while in a warm and in a cozy house in a crisp night. Oak, cinnamon and nutmeg mixed with vanilla, dark caramel and brown sugar. A touch of maple syrup and milk chocolate. A mix of cream soda and root beer also is detectable or maybe similar to the combined previous aromas. P: When drawn onto the palate, you are immediately introduced to wood spices and brown sugar sweetness. Ground cinnamon, allspice, ground black pepper with Hints of grape jam and Gala apples. This is delivered in a surprisingly thin body. W: A splash of water (or ice), as I have experienced with AMWND, water improves the flavor. Rounds it out and, in this dram bringing forth the sweetness. It unfortunately takes an already thin body and thins it out some more. F: The finish is woody, bitter. Medium in length. As it fades, the sweeter side makes an appearance and leaves one with a pleasant, warm satisfaction. O: After Act 4, the subsequent releases were what I would qualify as adequate where the predecessors were brilliant. Act 7, the aromas are quite delightful; the palate is a diluted version of the nose and the finish fine, but I was expecting or wanting a bit more length and flavor in the finish. Act 7 is a step is the positive direction towards the excellence of Act 2 and/or Act 3. [$99][90/100][Tasted: 3/8/24]

First rye in a long time that I really enjoyed. Great flavor, not rye kick but rye flavor helps finish