Redemption Barrel Selections is one of many whisky labels that sources from MGP—the proverbial man behind the curtain for roughly one-third of Bourbon and many ryes as well. This happens to be from Batch 030. I don’t know the mash bill for the High Rye, but this one also features a pretty high rye percentage—76% corn, 21% rye, and 4% barley. Let’s check it out. Nose: Dusty corn and woody notes. Vanilla and cocoa. Orange peel. Some rye spice and black licorice. Orange candy. Clove, nutmeg, black pepper, and oak. Palate: Orange peel and vanilla. Rye spice, dill, and cocoa. Caramel. Apricot. Sawdust. Something like pencil shavings. Clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Light tofu of oak. Finish: Cocoa, clove, nutmeg, and black pepper. Moderate length. It’s a generic, young bourbon. It’s been years since I had it, but I think preferred the high-rye to this. Despite this having a good amount of rye in the mash, the obvious youth combined with the prominent dusty corn leaves something to be desired. It’s certainly not a bad bourbon. It only ran me $26, which puts this squarely into the entry level class. And in that range, I’d say it’s average—probably a tad below in fact. I am looking forward to trying the aged-stated cask strength Redemption releases though. There is clearly some potential here. A little more time in the barrel and a higher ABV would do this wonders. As for this, 2.75 seems right.