The nose starts with a mix of light astringency, florals, raw pizza dough and mild rye spice then slightly soured fruits of apples, lemons and grapefruit followed by spearmint candy, butterscotch and earthy forest floors with medium ethanol burn. The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with a fruity, floral and creamy mix before a moderate bitter and sour spice that fades to fresh wintergreen leaves then slightly soured fruits of apples, lemons and grapefruit followed by freshly baked pumpernickel bread, whipped honey butter and pine needle covered earthy forest floor with medium ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with slightly soured citrus, charred pine cones and earthy forest floors. When I first tasted this, it was blind with @ctbeck11 and I thought this was a high rye bourbon due to the rye flavors being light and in the background of those sour fruits. Now that I'm not blind tasting, the rye seems slightly more noticeable, but it's still a very fruit forward rye with those rye elements in the background that come out every now and then to remind you it's a different style of rye. Overall, I think this is enjoyable, but a bit too youthful and could use some more time to age to polish out those sour fruits along with a higher proof to improve the mouthfeel. A huge thank you to @ctbeck11 for the generous pour.