Old Forester Rye

probably best bag for buck there is.

Still one of my favorite Ryes for sipping and definitely mixing and shockingly at a low price point.

Nose: Clove, white pepper, slight acetone Palate: Clove, cinnamon, black cherry, vanilla, ginger. Slightly medicinal finish

I am not a big rye fan. I am an Old Forester fan however. This dram is a hit and a miss. It has a unique flavor profile for a rye. It is not the usual suspect. It also doesn't have the expected distillery notes from OF that I was hoping for. Like most rye bottles, it is painfully thin and lacks dimension. It also lacks the normal cinnamon spice I usually find as a redeeming quality to rye. However, there are no off notes or young flavors in need of taming. It is not bad like Bulleit Rye, but not interesting like Knob Creek Rye. However, for its price point of $25 in NC, I must rate it above $37 Knob Creek. It just lacks the complexity and interesting flavors of Sazerac and High West offerings regardless of cost. Again, after a few rye nights to reset my palate, Bourbon tastes ohhhh so much better.