Smooth Ambler Contradiction

It seems that the rye is winning the battle for the nose, but is also seems to be a bit sugary, so perhaps this may be as balanced out as they say. For the taste, it seems to be a bit of a sandwich experience for me; rye enters the palate as grain spice, then is flattened and smoothed out by the wheat. This truly does blend together pretty well, but unfortunately, it also seems to cancel parts of each other out in the process. Thankfully for me, the finish almost comes out of nowhere with potent rye spice lingering around for a bit before calming back down.

750ml neat in Glencairn at home. Tons of spice on the nose, full spectrum, mild caramel and toffee just barely peeking underneath. Taste is more of same, slightly subdued. 8/12/19