It has been a long time Distiller. I dont count the gin, because reasons... Time for another product of my home country albeit not my province. This one is one I waited to review because I couldnt find a bottle from the batch I wanted (the 66% ABV one). Sadly, I didnt find the batch I wanted and I got a 63,7%ABV one. Again I repeat this is the 63,7% ABV. I would love for the distillery to begin to do like any other distilleries when it come to cask strenght/barrel proof and to put the rick/warehouse and what's not ALSO NECK POUR On the nose, it is litterally almost non existent after the pour, which is kinda weird. Give it a minute or 2 and it opens up immensely . Why, I have no idea ? I smell a woody caramel, followed by kind of a creamy vanilla. There is something herbaceous (mint-y) and bright about this , but I dont dislike it at all. There is also some sweet fruit (honeydew , yep) ,leather, sweet tobacco and some allspice. Maybe some kind of dark chocolate, but very faint. Interesting nose for sure. I feel no alcohol burn at all. I feel like the alcohol will be in the palate. Layers are revealed with air. Everytime I did go back to I got more. Palate : There it is the alcohol heat , but it is not directly at the start. The mouthfeel is quite nice but it is a little bit drying. Still kinda mouthwatering. It is so front forward with spice (hell of a lot of cinnamon), followed by the woody caramel. Here comes the dark chocolate with mint. It is like I eat them but they are not overly minty. Such a nice feeling. I still feel some sweet fruit, but harder to pinpoint which one . There is a dark brown sugar too. Maybe something a little bit tannic (green tea) too ? Finish -Certainly a very dry finish in oak . It is also tannin too .. Some rye spice in there.Lingering tingle/heat, , some simple syrup . This is a wonderful rye IMO. It is very balanced and very full of flavor. Very bold . On the nose, you couldnt tell about the proof. I would like to compare it to Whistlepig but just cant get some here in Quebec Why ? The SAQ prefer pushing the bad Quebec products.. You should probably still test this with water, because this is a very bold one, but I do like bold flavor in rye it seems. I still think more years would make it pop and be more delicious but as it is , I still quite like it. I would probably re-review it once the bottle open more and with water next time. 70$CDN here