Whistlepig 10 Year Small Batch Rye

Smooth and mellow. A bit sweeter than I was expecting.

Nose: Herbal, marzipan, berries, orange, vanilla Palate: Very sweet. Dark chocolate, vanilla, caramel, berries - strawberries/summer fruit, boiled sweets. Has an artificial note. Finish: Cherries, vanilla, summer berries, Victoria sponge cake. Very sweet with summer berries upfront and a darker more bready note at the finish. There is a slightly artificial note throughout that brought it down in score for my taste. It's not a particularly layered or nuanced dram, but as a summer sipper it's very tasty.

Rich honey comb on the nose which continues upon first taste but quickly rolls into grassy and harsh, maybe even turpentine flavor. Can’t recommend straight, on ice, or in cocktails, and I’ve tried them all. I wanted to like this more but just don’t.

Nose of rye spice and vanilla, exceptionally smooth despite being rye and 100 proof. Lingering butterscotch and burning aftertaste that decays into mint, quite unreal. One of the best rye whiskys.