Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Rye

This just came in a fourth in a blind tasting to Wild Turkey Rare Breed Rye, Willet 4 yr Small Batch Rye, and Pikesville. It was a good pour in a tough field. Would gladly buy again but not above the other three.

Nose is a lot of dried fruit (fig, raisin, maybe a little pear) with a touch of herbal clove spice and some honey sweetness. Taste has a nice almost jammey dried fruit hit on the front surrounded by a good bitey clove-cinnamon kick. That chills out on the mid palette and molds into this nice almost peachy honey / brown sugar sweetness that hangs in the center-back of the tongue for a bit on the finish (medium-short). A bit of oak spice on the finish too. Im surprised how much i like this. Its more interesting than I expected, but also a pretty easy drinker

Nose is charred rye spice. Eucalyptus and menthol on the palate. Oak depth and barrel spice. Vanilla, cereal grains and dry molasses finish.

More subtle of a rye than say KC. Good as an easy drinker but isnt very memorable.