Nose is interesting and punchy with toasted rye crackers, caraway seed, gingerbread, bakers chocolate, fennel, white grape, and cinnamon. There is a musty root vegetable note in there as well. Ethanol sneaks in repeatedly which slightly hampers the experience. Palate is quite bready (so much so it’s almost flour-like), with Lemonheads candy, spearmint, paste(?), raw potato, and a slight floral note (jasmine?) The cohesiveness promised in the nose becomes an odd tasting, unbalanced mess. Medium length finish offers grape must, cocoa powder, pepper, and dirt. There is a wood note that comes in with some serious astringency, presenting itself like tree bark. Finishes dry and clean and the mouthfeel is effervescent, but also excessively grainy to the point that the overall effect is that of drinking heavy grain sandpaper. Just awful stuff here. I’ve never had a “Polish rye” before, but if this is indicative of the style, they can keep it. Just an odd flavor profile and the more I sipped it, the more the undesirable notes built up and the more the scratchy mouthfeel seemed to scrape away my taste buds. I paid $80 for this and honestly it’s close to a drain pour. One of my lowest ratings ever.