Whistlepig 10 Year Small Batch Rye

"Nose- Whew! Yup! This is definitely a rye! There is a lot of spice here. The kind that makes your mouth start to water immediately. Vanilla is immediately present. Lots of cinnamon and baking spices present with that caramel sweetness that you get in ryes. There is an astringency present as well but it is balanced effectively. Body- Vanilla, burnt brown sugar, clove and soy sauce throughout. Finish- Lemon and orange zest give way to cut grass. There is a bitterness here that doesn’t come until the end. It reminds me of the bitter bits between the meat of pecans. Note- While this is definitely a rye, the pickle juice flavor that I often find in ryes and find unpleasant is almost completely absent here. To date this is perhaps my favorite rye. I may have to revisit my Willett and do a comparison. Sherri said that this reminded her of Thanksgiving. I couldn’t agree more the clove and nutmeg are definitely there. It reminds me of many of the flavors in pecan pie and pumpkin pie. This came in a cool ass mini bottle, complete with real cork and wood stopper and shaped/logo bottle just like the large bottle.

Spicy, earthy, rye!

Sweet, spicy and strong

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