I always want to dislike Templeton Rye especially since in their earlier years they were always very tricky about their marketing "history" and giving you the impression that they had this amazing old recipe from somebody's great grand daddy that made hooch illegally. Well, they got their rye from MGP and there isn't anything wrong with that! For this cask finish rye, there is a nice balance between the rye spice and sweet molasses from the maple barrel. Using rye whiskey with finishing barrels makes sense because you won't get the over sweetness that you can sometimes get with bourbon and wine casks.