New Riff 4 Year Single Barrel Rye

Neat. Barrel 15-1941. Spring 2019 release. Such a bright, delightful nose. Barrel proof (111 proof) but barely a hint of it on the nose. Really fruit forward, berries and cream. Deep caramel too. Hint of coconut. I feel like I could search this and find something new every time. I don’t recall a non-finished rye having this much going on with the nose. Mmm, that’s a good first sip. Hot damn. Texture is perfectly thick and oily. Brown sugar and cinnamon blast the tongue, gives way to chocolate, hits you with the rye spice, gives way to caramel and vanilla. This is a special barrel. I tried Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye for the first time a few days ago. This is significantly better. After the first few sips, the nose is even more delightful now. Well done New Riff. Well done.