drlewis
Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye (2021 Release)
Canadian — Alberta, Canada
Reviewed
November 1, 2022 (edited April 7, 2023)
120-GEV014, 2021, 63.7 abv, $75, Wake County, NC.
Golden brown and thinner legs in the glass. Burnt brown sugar, grape must, and grassy spicy notes, and some ethanol on the nose. In the mouth, super sweet burnt sugar and then light dill pickle with a good ethanol rush, but not over powering... for 128 proof. Sweet, sour, grassy, chocolate, and a fair bit of pepper and baking spice. Finish is chocolate, sweet grass, and spicy mint tingle, and then gone quickly. Has that thin Canadian mouthfeel overall, light oak, little tannins, and compact finish. Clean flavors and narrow profile.
Ice cools the ethanol, tamps down the sweet and sour, rounds the rye grain flavors, and enhances the chocolate and mint notes.
Going to keep tasting and thinking about this. Not really a fan of the Canadian whisky style generally, but this one is worth considering.
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