First taste of this expression from a fresh bottle. This is a neck pour. I tasted this neat in a glencairn glass. The whiskey was given a solid 10 minutes to rest after the pour. On the nose I get hints of butterscotch, nut brittle candy (but not peanuts), dried fruits, and maybe even a ghostly wisp of Juicy Fruit gum. While I get a lot of impressions from it's aroma, it is quite delicate. Almost reticent. The mouth feel is a bit thin. A swirl shows thin sheeting and fast small tears. It tastes like a toasted marbled rye bread, with just a touch of white pepper and a bit of clove. There is a hint of a hint of menthol on the finish. The finish is fast and dry. There's a bit of barrel bitterness left. This rye avoids any traces of ethanol or other chemical flavors. It's pretty benign. In fact it's actually boring. I think I'd take Jack Daniels rye over this 7 days a week. 1= drain pour & 5= perfection and 2.5 is the peak of the bell curve. This rye is as ordinary as it gets. I don't think I'm being stingy at 2.5. I don't think this is worth the asking price and I doubt another bottle will end up in my cabinet. I think I'd like to do a side by side with the JD, Ezra Brooks, and Old Forester, Dickel, etc. It seems like there are a lot of inexpensive ryes on the market all of a sudden; some surprising and some not so much.