New Riff Malted Rye Bottled in Bond

Smell-vanilla, orange. Taste- hard to explain, but there’s parts where I taste more rye and other times I taste more bourbon. Love the proof and flavors!

New Riff has put out some tasty offerings and while I am not close enough to score some of their more out of the box varieties I have managed to find a few of the more mainstream (Winter and Balboa). Malted bottles are a bit of a mixed bag for me. I expect them all to bring a smoother edge and richer taste to a dram, but sometimes they are just plain funky (and not the James Brown kinda funk). Nose on this is interesting. It's almost a toasted vanilla vibe that I quite enjoy. If you have ever used vanilla paste when cooking you get a simliar smell. This is a nice start. First sip is... ok... I am just going to say it... damn this is nice. Brown sugar... vanilla.... is this really a rye? This is what I expect when you slap MALTED on your bottle. All of the base flavors you want wrapped in a delightfully mellow wrapper. There is a slight warming cinnamon burn mid sip that fades away like those litte red cinnamon candies your grandfather would hand you when your parents weren't looking. The burn smolders away and you are left reaching for another pour. The users beat the experts on this one as the tasting scores are higher than the review. If you see this bottle grab one (and if there are two grab the second one too). Another win for the New Riff team.

Color - deep auburn N - malty, traditional bourbon smells P - thick mouth feel, butter, pepper, F - long, dry pepper and oak finish. Shots in your tongue for awhile

Nose: Bread w/ butter, caramel, rolled oats and inviting overall Notes: Heavier on the tongue, soothing, creamy, spicy opening Finish: high tingling, long finish