High West A Midwinter Night's Dram

I can’t say anything bad about it. Just get it

Act 5 Scene 6 I hated Shakespeare, but thou art I fucking love this. I find this to be at least as enjoyable in the summer as in the winter, when I prefer smoky scotches. I definitely get the winter holiday sweet aromas and flavors with this dram. Pine cones, rumcake, fruitcake, raisins, and berry jams; this is balanced well with the dill and caraway of the whiskey’s rye backbone. But when it’s cold, I tend to like the savory, smoky game meat flavor profiles. The summer is the perfect time to enjoy something sweet and herbaceous. So, just as well, this can be a mindsummer night dram too. The issue with this bottle of rye is that it can be difficult to track down at retail pricing. I was able to get my bottle of Act 5 Scene 6 in the 2018 holiday season for about $90. I understand the low end of price range now is around $120. Even adding a little premium to that price is, in my mind, worthwhile, and I will be repurchasing future acts of this bottle. I am not sure how much batch variation there is, but I hear the earlier versions (acts 1 and 2), before High West was bought by Constellation Brands, which can be found on the secondary market for around $1000, were much better. Here’s hoping my next bottle will not be much worse, because Act 5 is still wonderful stuff worthy of a celebration. Score: ** (unimaginably good) How much does a bottle cost?: $100-200. Older versions end up on the secondary market for much more. How much do I think a bottle is worth?: $150.

Big red cinnamon on the front end needs a rock in it to calm it down a little