WhistlePig 10 Year Single Barrel Rye

Front end: cinnamon, clove, oranges, citrus Back end: dark chocolate and vanilla

Nice complex of spice and fruit like cantaloupe

Stewed apples, vanilla, caramel, light oak, clover, eucalyptus and rye bread with caraway seed Sharp and a tad thin but absolutely exploding with flavor. Vanilla, white pepper, cayenne, apricot and a pleasant buttery, yeasty note with just a touch of oak on the medium finish. This is really good but won’t be for everyone. It is so close to the green label Seagrass - and clearly cut from the same DNA. It lacks the viscosity and the swell of fruit and molasses notes, which is to be expected with this being the unfinished base. It pains me to say that this isn’t all that far off from the 16y Gray Label Seagrass. Sure, the extra $200 gets you more viscosity and a bit more maturity with less bite. Also unclear how much variation there is with these SB picks but would easily reach for one once the Seagrass(es) in my cabinet [are] empty. What a find and a big thanks to @ctbeck for sharing!

A good straight rye, but also one that’s perfect in an Old Fashioned. Sharp spice yet smooth finisher.

#72181 Classic peppery start on the nose with some herbs behind it. A bit more fruit follows with cherry and banana, with some mint and more species developing, with a big hit of clove and ginger to round things off.