WhistlePig 6 Year PiggyBack Rye

Nose: nail polish, floral (orange blossom?), rye grain, cinnamon, apple pie, buttery Taste: green apple, cinnamon, peppery, mint, vanilla extract, oak comes out in the finish; not getting the sweetness many others are finding and I'm completely okay with that Ultimately it's another fine rye, but a bit overpriced for the quality. I've had better options in this price range. Will enjoy the bottle nonetheless!

Alright, here we go. For the life of me, I don't understand why Whistlepig is so popular, and especially how everyone is so fine with paying way too high prices for any of their line. Having said that, I have had a few of their products and do think they make a decent rye, I just think they go too far with it to try to charge too much. I've had this product before, but just haven't properly rated it. There is a really lovely scent of cracked rye, with plenty of the spice that comes from distilling it, while also having a pretty decent note of vanilla caramel from what I assume is a 3 or 4 barrel char. It even smells pretty high proof considering it doesn't even break 100. There is a lot of candied cinnamon here, way more than other ryes with this same taste profile. It's really a great mix of young, bold cinnamon and the mellow, sweet oak flavor from 6 years being barreled. This one is definitely higher on the sweeter scale, but by the finish where harsh grass and cinnamon comes back, it's easily forgiven. Honestly, this is a pretty good addition for a 6 year rye. I would never pay the prices that I've seen this bottle go for (this was a trade), and would certainly never hunt it or wait in line for it, but I could see myself loving a cocktail upgrade to this rye (if the bartender didn't gouge me for it), and it still works well as a sipper amongst the other ryes in my collection. This doesn't motivate me to shell out to see what Whistlepig's other products are like, but it does establish that they have a pretty good idea of what a proper rye should be, and I'm sure they didn't lose that idea on their way up the product chain.

Don’t love the smell but enjoy the taste. Spicy

Love this, has a good rye flavor. Carmel and vanilla notes with a good bit of spice. Not as smooth the 10year which is expected.