Wild Turkey Master's Keep Cornerstone Rye

Smells a little soapy. A light oily coat across the tongue and makes the month tingle with all the feels. Goes down with a little spice. An after taste of cherries, then after a few minutes the rye pops up.

A tad hot, spearmint on the uptake.

Has to be one of my favorite ryes of all time. The price hurts, the flavor packs. Turkey dust and rye spice along with more softer buttery notes, it’s a really good rye. Oh, and the oak. It slaps. I wish Rare Breed Rye would mellow the heck out and get on this level.

This is a big boy rye. Big fruity nose that carries over to the palate. Very smooth for a cask strength rye. If you’ve got some cash to throw around, throw it at this.

Nose: The nose hits you with the aroma rye bread fresh out of the oven, with side of sweet honey butter. There's a baking spice note that comes out more and more the more you sip, but the initial nose is primarily a balanced rye grain/sweet/and almost savory notes. It's really enjoyable. Palate: A rye grain pops in and quickly vanishes on the top of the tongue. This is followed by a huge rush of apple pie spice on the midpalate. The apple pie spice transitions into a flavor that reminds me of potpourri, but definitely nothing floral, it's remains on the spicy side. This whiskey is sticky, and clings to the roof of your mouth. Finish: The finish begins with the spicy notes from the palate and eventually ends with a honey sweetness and fresh apple. The length is fairly long. By no means did it last forever, but much longer than the average finish. Overall: Much more delicate than I would have guessed. I'm so used to ryes (or at least the good ones) having a really heavy berry syrup flavor. This was a very nice change of pace. I'm not sure that I'd pay for another one, but I have no regrets at all with this one. The combination of sweetness, spice, and mouthfeel makes this seem like a top shelf rye.

Really good! I'm getting so many flavors and I can't even describe them all. Glad to find a decent pour of this while in Sioux Falls.