High West Rendezvous Rye

Young, sweet, unremarkable. Drinks like a 45$ bottle.

Fantastic rye! This is my benchmark for ryes. It's hard to justify spending more on a rye for this quality. Nose: Caramel, Clove, Vanilla Palate: Carmel vanilla, rye spice, and mint Finish: The best part, viscous, medium heat, long flavor Mouthfeel: One of the best parts of the whiskey and it's definitely one of the characteristics that set it apart from other ryes.

Herbal and spicy with clear notes of mint and slight hints of clove, anise and a fair bit of cinnamon. A little salt is present and there is plenty of tartness. A little bit of fruit makes it through and there is definitely some sweetness. The flavor is fairly full and a bit interesting, but worth paying more than twice the price of Rittenhouse 100? Probably not.