High West Double Rye

My bottle has the older rye from Barton in it. I enjoy it. The nose has some interesting spice in it, with sweet caramel and only a gentle herbal note. Palate comes alive with spicing that is cooked into brown sugar with a bit of cinnamon bun. Some cut grass note does come up with a few drams. Strong and tasty!

Strong Rye flavor, crisp and refreshing strait or with unsweetened cocktails

Tasting neat: Nose of oak and leather. Taste of spicy clove, anise, and subtle leather. Spicy finish with some vanilla and astringent notes.

Split bottle purchase with my brother, second time buying a High West product after trying their American Bourbon last year. Strong botanical nose with pine needles, licorice, eucalyptus, cherry with all sugar removed, and a dry tannic rye spice. It does have that signature MGP rye nose that I dislike, but it is combined with a mixture of scents that I don't think I've experienced before in whiskey. The botanical flavor hits first on the tongue. I've seen it described as similar to gin, and I agree. The older rye in this blend I think contributes a lot. The whiskey becomes sweet on the mid-palate and finish with more pronounced baking spice and fruit. I get more cinnamon, nutmeg, and cherry associated with the low rye mashbill and long maturation in oak. The botanicals are more muted on the finish compared to the nose. Initially I was turned off by the nose because it reminded me too much of Bulleit Rye. But once it opens up in the glass, and once I tasted it, this rye was clearly in a different league. It is tasty, unique, and very drinkable. I haven't tried it in a cocktail but it seems like a flavor profile that'd work great. For the money highly recommend picking this bottle up.