Smooth Ambler Old Scout Single Barrel Rye 4 Year

I really like this a lot of Carmel great mouth feel finishes with those typical rye notes grass and dill but not over the top. Good rye spice on the back. Well worth the price point.

Really smooth

Creamy nose, with some bloody mary... tastes like a pizza box. Not offensive, but reminds me of cardboard, with some floral notes. 1/8/21

Fantastic rye. As a rye fan def one of the better rye’s I’ve had. Very well rounded without a lot of the bite you can get from other ryes

Nose: sweet and caramel. Not a lot of spice on the nose. But definitely much potential I think. I can see why the older bottles of 7 year and above were so good. Palate: immediate heat. So much heat instantly. Definitely drinks it’s proof maybe more. Candy corn there and a lot of the rye shines through after a few sips. Also a very unique flavor comes through, almost like burnt chocolate or something. Finish: a lot of that burnt flavor lingers for a while. Medium long finish which is expected for its proof. Overall: so I bought this at a website where it randomly popped up. I knew these used to be rare and amazing and I didn’t know the retail of the new bottlings so I pulled the trigger at $150. I definitely regret it because I know it’s $50 now. For $50 I think this is a pretty good rye. For anything above, it’s a no.

Maple sugary mint nose with a sweet follow through with very little burn at 114 proof. Delicious for a sweeter end rye

Nose alcohol spice but not spicy in flavor. Lots of great flavors...I’m having a hard time naming them but definitely all good all around.

Neat. Neck pour. I was excited to see this at Party Source today. $48 for a cask strength single barrel is pretty awesome to me. This nose is not a typical MGP rye nose. The dill is there but it’s really faint. The nose overall is surprisingly faint. This is oddly tropical. Like a mango salsa. Then I am getting sweetness. Cinnamon sugar. Vanilla frosting. Baking spices and pepper. The nose is a bit muddied but I like that it isn’t typical MGP too. Very nice, viscous and syrupy texture. Very syrupy and almost granular. Very dark on the tongue. Overly cinnamon-ed icing. Wow, that is an unexpected flavor bomb. It is a vanilla icing bomb. Like taking a shot of the icing in a cinnamon roll container. Then the rye really punches me in the face. Very very orange. The peppery. Back to a vanilla icing on the finish. Geez, those flavors are intense. The nose being so subdued suckered me in for the uppercut of flavor. Very potent. My eyes are watering. And my throat is under attach by cinnamon, pepper and rye that have no intention to leave. Solid solid stuff. One of the better MGP ryes I have had because it veers in an unexpected direction away from the dill. Glad the nose wasn’t an indicator of the crazy flavors.

Nose - I get maple nut goodness. Palate - Carmel, spice and a hint of mint. Finish - Butterscotch Overall this is an exceptional MGP rye, especially at $50. Definitely recommend