Finally hitting the Phoenix area and at a reasonable price, I snapped this one up quickly. Let’s see how it measures up. Nose is pretty mild with some grass, a hint of vanilla, some citrus zest, and milled rye grain. Kind of a weedy, skunky note underneath. I keep saying “some” and “a little” because there just isn’t much going on here. You have to dig for it. Palate features rye spice, soft vanilla, and oak. Oak is a little too prevalent and comes off as slightly astringent. But honestly what this tastes most like is Elijah Craig small batch bourbon. Definitely one of the more “un rye” ryes I’ve had. Finish finally features some rye characteristics with anise and mint, with continued astringent oak, Mouthfeel is grainy, and between the taste and the mouthfeel, there’s a harshness here. That said, it’s blissfully short. Pretty disappointing. At $32, the price is decent but quite frankly at the bottom end of the rye price spectrum I’d rather have another Heaven Hill product (Rittenhouse) over this one, which makes this destined for a “not rebuy” for me in the future.