Neat. Neck pour. Expectations are low on this. I didn’t hear many good things. But I got it at MSRP and it finally hit Ohio. Hard to resist something new to explore at $30. The nose is very minty! Geez. One of the mintiest ryes I can recall. Lots of pine too. I’m not saying this as a turn off, but it almost smells like cleaning supplies. The longer I sit with it a darker side emerges. My wife has these natural grain crackers, it’s reminding me of that. Earthy, natural grains toasted in a cracker. Getting a nice sweetness too, butterscotch. Vanilla frosting. This has morphed a bit. Honestly, quite surprised by this nose. There is depth here that I was not expecting at the proof and prior word of mouth. Mouth feel is surprising too. It has a nice oily thickness. Really nice texture. Hint of mint and vanilla but not much flavor on first impression on the tongue. Little brown sugar there too. This is a weird pour. It’s like there is a flavorless blind spot right in the middle of the experience, so odd. So the initial faint sweetness carries on for an odd amount of time but when the flavor does hit it is nice. Simple but nice. Reminds me of a tiramisu. Cake, coffee, icing, chocolate. Rye spice finally shows up on the finish, which lasts longer than expected too. It is quite oily. Perfectly pleasant sipper. I could drink this as an everyday and be completely satisfied. The lack of flavor mid experience takes it down a tad further but it’s also $30. I need to go back to other reviews now and see why these disliked it. I’d recommend it if you see it and haven’t tried it.