Redwood Empire Rocket Top Bottled in Bond Rye (Spring 2016 Vintage)

Light sweet maple sugar on shortbread. Light spice at the tail end,

NOSE 3.75 Very inviting nose of chocolate covered cherry, fresh baked pie crust, and vanilla caramel taffy. Smells like the inside of a old school candy shop PALETTE 4 Willy wonka palette, full gambit of candy here. Salted caramel, butterscotch, grahm cracker crumbs, malted chocolate shake. Dark fruit FINISH 4 Long, oily. Coats the mouth great and the flavor just keeps going a revealing notes of chocolate covered waffer like a kitkat, Cinnamon sugar, and candied pecan. VALUE 4 Great bottle for 70. A yearly release that will be on my list of bottles to hunt for every time it drops.

A good spicy rye.

Pretty hot and maybe it’s the label, but almost a piney flavor to me.