Neat. Neck pour. Go flyers! Took a risk on this one but home town distillery with a label that really spoke to me. 104 proof. Four Grain Rye. Transparency on the barrel ages (3, 4, 5, 6 year blend). Sounds solid on paper. On the nose, it is very bright and shiny. Getting lots of lemon zest and blood orange. Bit of ginger. Held together by a bright vanilla. Little black pepper hiding behind everything else. The longer I sit with it, a bread-y rye toast is emerging - covered in butter and a citrus marmalade. It’s actually darkening up in spots as I sit with it more. Starting to get this sweet butterscotch. I like it the more I sit with it. Initially impression was that it was a generic craft whiskey but sitting with it and breaking it down helped the character emerge. Mouthfeel is light despite how oily it looks. It doesn’t give much flavor on the front of the palate. Slight hit of ginger. Mid palate the lemon zest really takes off coupled with rye spice and pepper. The finish is where things get nuts. It just builds and builds and builds. A sensation similar to a hot sauce. It even comes across as peppery hot and that oil shows up here for a prolonged hug. Found an unexpected dark chocolate on the finish as well. Lemon zest, blood orange, ginger, and rye spice are all there on the finish as well. This is a funky one to review. It doesn’t fit my profile and gave me a negative first impression but breaking it down was really fun. It took me into unique places. I think the taste needed a bit of sweetness. Still intrigued to return and see if this opens up.