"2019 selection from Big Red Liquors, bottle #40 of 240, nicknamed "Savory." Now I love a good spicy rye, in fact, all rye should focus on the spice, but a savory rye is much harder to find, and even harder to master. I definitely know I won't be pursuing the sweet version, but considering how hard to the "savory" barrel pick is outside of Indiana, I'm glad I got it. The same color as the other barrel pick I've tried, but this is pretty expected. The scent is a great balance between raw grain and spicy rye. The spice grows, eventually making me pull back from the ethanol. When I go back to smell again, I get a very faint hint of tropical fruit (banana?), which spells good things for a savory profile. A medium raw grain begins the flavor, with the tropical fruit thought popping back into my head right before the rye spice grows to take over. Once this peaks, if you don't introduce air, then it ends here and it's a pretty good rye whiskey. However, if you introduce air with the finish, it almost becomes a banana flavored whiskey. What makes this even better is the spice factor doesn't back down, so you're still well aware that rye is the star here. Savory is such a difficult flavor profile to get right, especially when most people prefer sweet, spicy, or something else before savory. Even then, it's much harder to get right in a whiskey, especially a rye whiskey where spice should always be the main focus. Tropical fruit and banana isn't necessarily the first thing I think about when I think "savory," but as far as tasting notes go in a whiskey, I think this barrel nailed it. This is a great pick, with the only disappointment being that this barrel pick profile is infinitely spicier than the "Spice" pick, which is worlds upside-down. The only way I can see this barrel or profile being approved upon is if it was left at barrel proof. At that point, I'd be happy to pay double without question to keep this flavor profile around on the bar.