The nose starts a mix of fronds of dill, butterscotch pudding, raspberry coulis and slightly broken in catcher’s mitt then freshly baked pumpernickel bread, pipe tobacco and dark chocolate covered espresso beans followed by freeze dried strawberries, cherry pie filling and sautéed apples that transitions to ginger, cloves, fennel, black pepper and mildly bitter oak with high ethanol burn. The taste is a medium to full mouthfeel starting sweet red berries and butterscotch pudding that quickly veers towards a high bitter and sour spice that slowly fades to a spicy mocha and burnt caraway seeds then sour cherries, strawberries and lemon peel that transitions to ginger, dill, black pepper and moderately bitter oak with high ethanol burn. The finish is medium length with burnt caraway seeds, strawberry pie, butterscotch candy, pipe tobacco, cocoa nibs, dill and mildly bitter oak. After @PBMichiganWolverine reviewed this, I decided to dive in and the nose seemed simply wonderful with those rye notes being prominent but underscored by sweet caramel, cooked red berries and light earthy notes that lures you in for a taste that starts promising with creamy red berries and butterscotch but quickly becomes overwhelmingly bitter and sour that remains until the finish that is mildly bitter with a mix of rye, cooked red berries and light earthy notes. At the cost of $200, this was unfortunately underwhelming and doesn't justify its premium price but I’m really grateful that @PBMichiganWolverine was generous enough to send me a sample to taste.