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Dad's Hat Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey Finished in Port Wine Barrels
Rye — Pennsylvania, USA
Reviewed
December 4, 2022 (edited December 6, 2022)
N: Earthy and herbal rye grain, dill, mint, white tea, roasted turkey(?). Notable red wine notes (obviously from the finishing) that add red fruit and apple. Maybe a dash of charcoal cooked coconut, and ethanol - decent blast to the nose. It is undeniably a young rye nose.
P: Caramel, dried herbs, rye bread, sweet red fruit, good round butterscotch notes when you hold it on the tongue a bit, mint, white tea, fresh cracked rainbow pepper. Gets very herbal if you draw air across it - like you went to your spice rack and dumped all the dried herbs right on your tongue. Okay, not that bad, but pretty intense.
F: More dried herbs, dill, red wine, boozy cooked caramel, dash of oak, dash of black pepper.
As young rye goes, this is surprisingly drinkable, Have to think that port finish softens some serious edges in the unfinished rye. It's a solid dram and I've enjoyed it even though I tend to prefer the more Christmas-y flavored ryes (love me some bonded Old Overholt). This is more of the green rye grain type of rye - not as green as some I've tried, somewhere in the middle really. But I think it gets to the middle because of the port finish, not because of the underlying juice. Anyway, this is young, it drinks pretty young, and I'm hard pressed to recommend it to all but the most rye-loving drinkers out there. I also can't figure what justifies the price - maybe I over-payed, but this feels like a $20-25 bottle, not $40.
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@Anthology Have not tried it.
How does this compare to the Lost Lantern release of a single barrel DH rye finished in vermouth cask? Any chance you’ve tried that?