High West Rendezvous Rye

Just an overall great rye whiskey. Plenty of rye bite and spice but none of the dill.

A decent offering from High West. It's interesting so many have an opinion on this yet so few could be troubled to write a note about it. I'm sampling Batch 18B22 which I hope means NOT the year. The bottle is open well below the neck (shoulders I guess) so the bitter geebies, if any, have had time to air out. The nose is feint but offers pleasant sweet dill and sugar spice. Straight into the mouth we get a moderate offering of nice sweet spices quickly turning to some mild bitter nibs and coco, the corn blend I would say is just notable at the front and that's a good thing, otherwise we would have yet another 95/5 MGP product relabeled for the market. The profile does remain somewhat simplistic. This has just a bit of that nice richness found in the high corn ryes, and blend or the age produces a good smooth back side, the finish is burn free and clean. This really seems like one of the better ideas High West has come up with. If you want a somewhat straight rye experience with just a minor feel of the rich character ryes well you could do far worse. Prognosis. The proof and markup seem to be just at the point where I wouldn't mind keeping this in the bar though I certainly wouldnt kick out a favorite rye to make room for it. Better than some High West offerings though that's just not saying that much. Cheers!

Notes of plums and dark chocolate on the nose. Very full and rich on the palette, with spikes of spicy cinnamon.

I am not normally a rye fan but this one has peaked my interest. The caramel and vanilla stand out. But the best part is putting it on ice which smoothes it out entirely and has become one of my favorites

Glencairn, neat, rested 20 minutes Batch 16G07, this is a 2016 offering from when they used the 16 year Barton and 6 year MGP rye Nose: minty rye spice, dill, lime, honey, and leather Palate: minty rye right off the bat with some cinnamon coming in with a little dill and herbal notes reminiscent of gin all in front of deep wood notes Finish: chewy mouth feel, medium long finish, burn brown sugar, light spearmint, and dusty cabin Overall: This is the most enjoyable bourbon I've had. I feel like it's telling a story and one I want to hear. I know the current offerings don't have any of the 16 year Barton, so I'll keep an eye out for dusty bottles whenever I visit a new store.

Spicy initially with a smooth after taste