Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Rye

Mint and black pepper across the board. Rye and spice in a long finish.

Medium honey amber. Round nose of wood lacquer, honey, corn and paint thinner. Not so appealing. Oily and very smooth. Almost none present on the attack. Very round vanilla end with slight wood tannins. More like a Rhum. Smooth, boring and very disappointing. Extremely pricey

Very smooth with spice at the front and then sweet honeysuckle on the back.

Combines all that's best about the brand... Extraordinary drinkability with good layers of flavour... With that sexy rye influence. There's a lot here and it is subtle to maintain that easy sipping style. I would ideally like a slightly higher abv and the attendant flavour lift but then again you can't but smile with a glass of this on the go. So OK. Sweet spice. A touch of ginger, pepper and citrus. Apple? Smooth. Very smooth. So smooth. Butterscotch. Balanced superbly well. Not a challenging slurp but easy to like.