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New York Distilling Co. Straight Rye Finished in Apple Brandy Cask 2020 Single Cask #3 (Lost Lantern)
Rye — New York, USA
Reviewed
March 16, 2021 (edited October 9, 2021)
Nose - baked apple, clove, allspice, mint, nutmeg, caramel, vanilla frosting, cherry, cranberry, plum, yeast, apple pie, black pepper, ginger, high ethanol burn.
Taste - salted caramel, creamy vanilla, baked sour apple, cinnamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg, cocoa, black cherry, ginger, chili pepper, black pepper, spearmint, barrel spice, high alcohol bite, finishing medium long with baked apple, prickly pepper, mint, and baking spice flavors.
Wow, this is some hot stuff. The apple brandy finish is present on the nose and palate, but it’s not heavy handed. It has more of a spiced apple pie quality. This is identifiable as a rye on the nose, but it’s indisputable when it hits the tongue. There’s mint, rye and baking spices, and strong pepper notes to negotiate on the palate. It’s certainly not for the faint of heart.
As with the the Santa Fe bottling from Lost Lantern, the proof hits really hard. After taking the initial notes, I added a teaspoon of water to the glass to see how that affected it. The heat definitely subsided and more of the caramel and apple notes appeared. In fact, there’s a remembrance of Apple Jacks cereal from my childhood coming into focus.
Overall, this is really good, but not great. The youth is again front and center in a way that detracts from the experience and makes me wonder what this would become with a few more years in the barrel. Many thanks to @jonwilkinson7309 for the pour. I’ll probably never encounter another apple brandy finished rye on my review journey.
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