High West, if nothing else, does have a knack for making the sum of its parts greater than the individual. Midwinter really blew me away, probably one of the top 5 of my all time favorites. This one is good, but not anywhere close to Midwinter. While the signature in Midwinter was the Christmas mulling spices, this one's calling card is maraschino cherries. If I were to rank my top ryes, it would be clearly Midwinter by far as #1, followed by Crown Royal Noble Collection. This might round out out my top 5 ryes...but I've only had 5 ryes...