Gentle rye. Smooth easy sipper with minimal peppery finish. Good place to start for those who want to experiment with a rye whiskey. 9/24/22 - Included this bottle in a Rye Whiskey Tasting I hosted, for two reasons really. First, to see if the flavor profile had changed since the initial pour from the bottle, and to see how it held up against some more popular rye whiskeys. So, as to the first question, it hadn’t changed much. Still very mild and approachable, with just a hint of the peppery (or is it cinnamon red-hot?) rye spice I enjoy. I get more of the sherry finish and fruity notes, than anything. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, just different from the other ryes on the bar top this evening. Long story short, it stands on it’s own, and tastes like I feel it was intended to taste, a different, less spicy expression of a rye whiskey.