Wilderness Trail Settlers Select Small Batch Rye

Really solid and creamy if not as nuanced as hoped. Lots of tart vanilla bean, hints of parsley, topped by cream soda. Lots to like a lot. Only a little to love.

Delicate nose of lemongrass, fresh cotton, poppyseed muffin, rain water, light pine/spruce, and unmilled rye grains. Everything is light, clean, and airy. Zero ethanol. Thankfully the palate brings a little more oomph than the nose but overall still very “light” with lemon/lime zest, Ritz cracker, thyme, coriander, and maybe enough of a generic wood note to bring balance but not enough for you to say “oh yeah, there’s the oak”. The heavy citrus and overall flavor profile makes this an absolutely ideal summer sipper. Decently long finish takes things up yet another notch with cracked pepper, spearmint, mace, and clove. Mouthfeel is…you guessed it; light and airy. So light it’s like drinking a rye cloud. I did enjoy the journey from nose to finish as things got increasingly potent. More delicate than I like my ryes by a large margin but oddly satisfying as well. This is without a doubt the whiskey I would give to someone who has never tried a rye. At $58, the price is more than fair. A 3.75 that could rise to a 4.0 in the hot Arizona summer months.

I really liked this on first taste. A lot going on for a 5 year