Rittenhouse Rye Bottled in Bond

It has a spiciness to it, like cinnamon. It was not too bad, especially for the price, but I prefer Monkey Shoulder over this one. This is the second rye whiskey that I’ve tried (the other was the Balcones Rye 100 Proof), and I liked the Rittenhouse more than the Balcones. But at this point, I think I’ve decided that I prefer single malt Scotch whisky over rye or bourbon whiskey.

The aroma is strongly of rye spice, caramel, and red apple. There are hints of herbs, corn meal, pear, and smoke. Tasting it has a traditional herbal rye taste with rye bread undertones, but it develops more into a carraway and cheap bourbon with a finish of fruit and well done rye bread. It tasted cheap and young with nail polish remover notes and a lack of aged barrel flavor. I feel like I got my hopes up far too high for this one. Everyone seems to tout it as one of the best affordable ryes, but after drinking so much Wild Turkey 101 Rye for the same price, I felt very dissapointed. Wild Turkey is lacking the nail polish remover taste and is certainly much older.

Solid cheap go to. A but on the sweeter side but still has some spice to it.

Price and stands up in a mixed drink

Tasted like a relaxing fall evening eith a touch of smoke, some spice and a banger vibe all around Bartender at Select Oyster in Boston was real cool and intuitive