soonershrink
Union Horse Barrel Strength Reunion Rye
Rye — Kansas, USA
Reviewed
November 17, 2021 (edited July 19, 2022)
This particular bottle is just under 6 years old and bottled at 123.6 proof. Somewhat austere. Not much sweetness, very herbal, anise, dill, some cinnamon. It’s also got a leathery character that reminds me of Knob Creek. I prefer some corny sweetness or fruit to counter the herbal rye flavors. Not bad, but not great either. I’d feel better about this at 40-45$ versus the 60 that I paid, although I do like supporting the smaller craft distillers.
Update: my rating of this has decreased with each subsequent taste. I was hopeful this would open up some, but it is tough to drink, and doesn't work in cocktails.
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@Benji-Robert Definitely would like to check that out. Looks like I’ll need Campari also.
@soonershrink fridge fortified wines like vermouth to get a bit of extra shelf out of them could just go with the small 100ml of martini rossi, playing with a mixture of dry and touch of sweet vermouth can be fun, but dry is the one to keep I'm lazy and never keep it hardly, but it's enjoyable every now and then
@soonershrink carpano antica
@Benji-Robert Maybe so. Never purchased a bottle of vermouth. Have any recommendations?
Boulevardier time, it sounds like?
Spurs suck now too so I feel your pain
@Ctrexman Rebuilding for the foreseeable future. I do like the pieces they have in SGA, Dort, and new draft pick Giddey.
I used to be a huge Thunder fan when KD and Russ were there. Still like em even though they stink right now
Thanks for tip seems to be about $35 at TW just might be my next rye
@Ctrexman OKC
@Ctrexman Since you like Pikesville, you should check out the Smooth Ambler Contradiction Rye - it’s a recent favorite of the ryes I’ve had lately. Under 40 here.
Are you OKC area or further up
I might give it a go soon
@Ctrexman Haven’t tried it. It doesn’t appear to be available in Oklahoma yet, but I thought about picking it up in Texas last time I was there.
Have you had the EC rye
All your rye reviews make me want to pick up a bottle of something ryelicious