Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond

Distinct from other rye offerings with its focus on core rye bread and spice character, Rittenhouse Rye opens with rye bread, cinnamon, caraway, clove, nutmeg, cherries, dark maple, and black tea in the nose. Here, caraway steals the show, both for its prominence and its distinctiveness among the notes typical of other ryes. The palate reveals more citrus character, biting rye spice, baked apples, pumpernickel, black tea, orange rind, black soda, and then dries neatly into a drawn out finish which introduces at last menthol to its layered presentation of rye spice character. Warming, with a powerful spice character.

CHERRY. CHERRY. COLA. SPICY. Pepper. vanilla. Yellow cake. Cinnamon. Clove.

Spicy! Can taste the maple finish

NOSE: I’m getting Bourbon but with mint on top. Lack of harsh notes is refreshing. PALATE: Continues from the nose, it ends with a mint chocolate profile that calls for more! OVERALL: One of the best US whiskeys at the price no doubt! Fresh and balanced.

Nose: Sugar, vanilla, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon. Oak. Citrus oil. Black tea. Dill. Black pepper. Menthol. Palate: Sugar, vanilla, clove, nutmeg. Black tea, dill. Oak. White pepper. Menthol. Almost a creamy thing going on. Citrus on the finish.

Nice warm rye. Smokey upfront with burnt marshmallow on the back of the tongue.