WhistlePig 10 Year Single Barrel Rye

53% #50112 Some mineral notes and nougat. Barrel spice, creamy cherry cola, and water opens a nutty note. Good heat.

L&B Barrel Select #1: Warehouse 1, Rick B, Level 1, Barrel 72278. 119.1 proof. Neck pour, neat. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Nose of caramel with hints of savory and brown spice. Taste is butterscotch and honey forward with a floral note. Clove and tobacco with mint overtake the mid-palate. Short-medium finish of cinnamon rye spice and anise. There’s a lot going on with this pour, and it is a well integrated sipper. Adding a drop of water brought some medicinal cherry and more tobacco to the nose. The taste was rounded, but didn’t open any new notes. The back end was a longer finish with more traditional rye spice. I prefer it neat, but I wouldn’t hesitate to take it with a rock, or in an Old Fashioned, or a Manhattan.

Yes I agree! Sweet start. Slight burn caramel and sugar make this a fine dessert sipper!

Splash of water