Johnnie Walker High Rye

Taste: There is strong vanilla and graham cracker. It is followed with some breadiness and rye spice. It is fairly boozy. Look: Straw leaning towards amber Smell: Vanilla and graham cracker

During my latest whisk(e)y trip in USA, i stopped in a convenience store, and i found a rare pokemon i haven't seen before: a Johnnie Walker High Rye blended Scotch Whisky. Bottled at 45%abv, it describes itself as a "rich and rounded blend of whiskies crafted from rye, barley & wheat; married with the finest single malts". On the nose, i can only describe it as a peaty rye whisky. Salty, rice, vanilla salt water. Creamy. On the palate, it starts with red fruits, vanilla Salt, and sown land. Aftertaste is Peaty and salty. Actually it is a chocolote peat. Overall, i really liked this experiment. It wasn't overly expensive and it was pretty flavorful. The classic JW peatiness gives it a nice spin to the whole thing. My score for it is 88 over a 100.

Neat: Mild peaty, rye spices, toffee. I think this will be good in an Old Fashioned.

Surprisingly smooth as far as Rye’s go

This is a slightly smokey rye whiskey. Its not great drinking neat. Im curious to try in a cocktail that calls for rye. But it is expensive for a rye whiskey.