WhistlePig 10 Year Single Barrel Rye

노즈 : 계피, 담배, 라이 꽃향? 바닐라오크 팔레트 : 설탕 단맛, 메이플시럽, 시트러스 아세톤, 매우 스파이시함 피니쉬 : 오크, 스모크, 견과류 껍질의 쓴맛. 롱피니쉬

Where are you seeing growth in your life? As seasons start to change, I'm reminded to take an opportunity to pause and reflect on where I can improve in my career and personal life. This year has given me an opportunity to revisit my bottles, much like this attractive WhistlePig 10 Rye Whiskey that has sat behind a closed cabinet for far too long. I have a soft spot for it since its initial rye stock was sourced from Canada. It's then aged for a decade in new American oak barrels. My initial scent impression is pleasant orange, black tea and walnuts. The nose further steeps with stickiness as if the oranges were stewed in vanilla syrup. There's a light wooden mustiness like an antique storage crate with light fennel. At 100 proof, it does bring some early heat along with bright, juicy sweet citrus, baking spices and rye grain. The flavour profile remains fairly mild though the taste turns slightly tannic. The finish is body warming, slightly drying and moderate in length. I can taste oak, cinnamon, caramel, black pepper and herbal orange peel. This is one of the better 100% rye whiskies I've tasted though it doesn't make me do backflips at a premium price. It's still a fairly easy drinking pour considering the proof. With its citrus highlights, I'd love to make an old fashioned cocktail with this little piggy. 7.5/10

Nose: spice, leather, hints of cinnamon, slight tobacco Taste: initial wave of caramel gives way to a pleasant heat and a return of tobacco Finish: lingering, but pleasant spice gives way to more caramel