66.0 % abv / 132 proof Open 3 months Nose - Black pepper, red hot cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla wafers, mixed nut dust, strong ethanol, and light oak. Palate - Big red hot cinnamon bomb, overload of rye spice, black pepper, light dill and floral notes, and butterscotch vanilla. Finish is long and hot, hot, hot. Rye spice, and red hots combined with strong ethanol dominate the finish. Curiosity got the best of me, a cask strength cheaper alternative to WhistlePig. This is good, but not complex enough to warrant the price. It is all spice and ethanol, lacking syrupy or citrusy notes in other high-end ryes. For <$70 there are a lot of great rye options I would recommend over this. As far as a comparison to WhistlePig, I've only had a 15Y single barrel store pick that was great but was priced as the 12Y bottle around $100. I can't really say WhistlePig is a value buy with the luck I had. If you like lots of pepper or red hots, then you may love this.