High West Double Rye

Blind taste test (bought at Martins at Heritage Square on Main and Cleveland on discount). Color is very light. Smell is a powerful punch of bright rye peppercorn but also a hint of that grapefruity barley - perhaps even a hint of popcorn. Smell is a powerful punch of rye peppercorn and black pepper with a hint of mint and younger corn. Taste is a fast, fresh, clean, pretty peppery/sharp spicy rye with some residual soft caramel that fades into a nice, sweet vanilla and oak finish. Upon reveal, dark chocolate notes are noticeable at the end and it is heavily herbal/botanical. A hint of anise/black licorice too.

Black licorice on the nose