Cornmuse
Angel's Envy Rye Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks
Rye — USA
Reviewed
March 11, 2022 (edited April 20, 2022)
For tasting number 200 I wanted something special. A known quantity that I haven't had but could be certain I liked. I found it when a dear friend said this was a butterscotch bomb. Done, I'll buy one!
On the nose this is precisely that. It's a butterscotch bomb. There's also a good dollop of cinnamon toast cereal, and very faint spice.
Dessert in a glencairn! This tastes like a liquid candy bar.
No. Not a candy bar.
An intoxicating liquid butterscotch ice cream sundae!
This isn't a traditional rye whiskey at all. It even goes a bit beyond just being finished and into the world of being uniquely flavored.
This isn't a rye I'd suggest using to make any kind of a mixed drink that I can think of. This is definitely a cordial with a higher proof that you enjoy neat or maybe on a large piece of ice, if that's your thing. Me, I'm a happy butterscotch fan.
This is absolutely delicious in my opinion but it is definitely not a traditional rye and it has to lose a little bit of points for that. That said this is clearly something I'm going to have around for a while.
Really liked it.
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Congrats! And I completely agree on this one - uniquely sweet and candy-like delicious. It's so unique I've long been suspicious that its flavored (pretty sure it's not a straight rye, after all), but I tasted another producers malted rye and it clicked. I think its a high % malted, which combined with the long rum aging (and maybe a nudge here or there) really makes it stand out. Definitely trends closer to cordial than an average rye though, so its pretty expensive for that type of usage.
200 sips wiser!
Congrats on 200 tastings! This sounds particularly yummy.
Sounds delicious...Congrats on 200. I salute you (and your liver)!
@Cornmuse great review and congrats on #200