Peerless Kentucky Straight Rye (24 Months)

This one was interesting. Very forward with the notes. Though as I nosed and tasted later in, I could pick out more. I let this one breath for about 10mins or so before I took a sip. And I will say, when I went for a 2nd pour, I couldn’t taste as much as I could with the pour that had breathed for a bit. The nose is a little vanilla, mint, green apple The palate is a little sweet, and slight leather, that leads to a spicyness that you expect from a rye. A good amount of spice. The finish has the spices burn on the back of the throat. It’s a good whiskey that is hard to believe it’s only two years old. Letting it breathe is the key I think. Adding a little water diluted it too much. Got the 200mL bottle before I splurged in the big boy. We’ll have to see how the rest of the bottle goes before I decide to if I think the price is worth it. It’s good and somewhat unique though.

Nice amount of spice, lots of brown sugar, maple notes, smooth.

getting leather on the nose. it's like a leather shoe stuffed with peanuts. the more it sits, the sweeter the the nose. then it's like leather shoe stuffed with peanuts but like the owner stepped on some bubble gum. pallate is just leather shoes though.