High West A Midwinter Night's Dram

Act 6, Scene 2 Nose: Rye spice, vanilla, cinnamon, dust, dark fruit, Taste: dark fruit, bitter cinnamon, rye Finish: Dusty rye

Hints of vanilla and fruit

Strong rye spices very warming and delicious, great winter dram! If you can find it I highly recommend buying. Really opens up with a few drops of water.

Act 5, Scene 6. Bought in 2017. Just opened with a friend in 2018. $80. First of all, this is great stuff because “no one” has tried it. None of my friends have scene it (see what I did there?), and several haven’t even heard of it. This one will warm you up! Probably best on a cold night and certainly a winter drink. It’s a pretty good dram. (Still doesn’t touch my enjoyment of the Angels Envy Rye, But this only comes once per year - and then only if you can find it.) I get traditional rye spice and maybe some brown sugar on the nose, with maybe some of what I feel heretofore has been a trademark of a lot of the High West bottles: metallic/medicinal smell. (However, I got none of that one my palate, unlike some of their other brands. Hoping that goes away as they stop having to source so much.) Bourbon-y sweet on mouth entry. Cooking spice takes over as I start to swallow. Finish lingers nicely without much after taste. This is definitely worth a try if you find any.

Stone fruit, Christmas pudding, mulling spice. A little hot for what I like; might have benefitted from a little more time in the initial cask (the finishing impact is fine as is)? Still, a great holiday treat.