It’s December 24, and I’m going to try a new rye whiskey every day this month. And while my rye game is not as weak as my Scotch game was this time last year, I’m always up for suggestions on good rye whiskies. And now that I have goals (it’s good to have goals), there are some key players I could use your help finding. Send me your favorite, readily-available rye. Goals (abridged): 5 ryes. 4.5 stars. Readily available. (3/5, WT101, Whistlepig 10, Whistlepig 12) I want to recognize the difference between any bourbon and any rye. First try. One of these must be an Empire Rye. (1/1, Hudson) I want an insulting rye. I want the one that tastes like a Christmas bonus in the form of a $25 gift card to Walmart. >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<< Wow! Nose has honey, sour wood, lemon, dill. Body is butterscotch, apple, sugar, lemon, honey. Dough. Delicious. Juicy. Finish has more sugar and peaches. Very gentle finish. On ice, the body becomes this delicious caramel apple note, with a sweet, tart apple finish. This is amazing. I can’t tell you how refreshing this whiskey is. I could see this becoming a “daily drinker” for me, and I can’t wait to try it in an old fashioned. I know I am biased toward these types of notes in whiskey, but given that, I can’t find fault with it.