High West A Midwinter Night's Dram

Are you sure That we are awake? It seems to me That yet we sleep, we dream." - Demetrius, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 4, Scene 1 - Wm. Shakespeare I was finally able to get my hands on a new batch of this fantastic, blended rye whiskey from the guys at High West. I initially had a batch 2.1 sample back in April and my bottle is from batch 4.4. I gave batch 2 a 5-star rating and this follow up batch is very close to attaining that perfect score. On the nose, there's a tremendous level of Christmas spices, rye and port wine cherry sweetness. It's another example of a whiskey I could sit around nosing all day and be completely entertained. The palate also blasts you with a good bit of rye spice, vanilla, port wine and pepper from the French oak casks. It's a ridiculously complex dram. It's super delicious and works wonders on a chilly, mid-winter night (hence the name). The finish is long and spicy. It's one of my favorite whiskies of all time and another nod to great blended juice. I paid $90 for this bottle and I think it's money well spent. Seek it out and let it work it's magic on you. Cheers

Fruit notes fill the nose with just a hint of the rye spice to come. Palate follows same path with red fruits up front before the rye spice comes on and lingers with an enjoyable finish. Great for a winter night.