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Rossville Union Single Barrel Straight Rye (2021 Release)
Rye — Indiana, USA
Reviewed
December 26, 2022 (edited February 11, 2023)
My local liquor store had their Roseville Union single barrels on clearance and luckily for me they had all 3 recipes to choose from. I did a blind tasting of all 3 to see if I could pick up any difference. They were all around 7 years of age and similar abv.
A(#3 51/49)
Aroma: fresh dill pops out of the glass! Cinnamon, green tea, and a hint of honey
Flavor: honey, dill, hint of cinnamon, sweet oak, very easy to drink, however finish is medium-short
Fantastic flavor if you like your rye a bit herbal. I just wish the finish was longer
8/10
B (#2 95/5)
Aroma: charred oak, citrus rind, baking spice caramel
Flavor: herbal, vanilla, cinnamon, charred oak,
This one has rough edges but had a decent finish and unique flavors
7/10
C (#1 51/45/4)
Aroma: fresh mint mojito/dill, honey. Really inviting nose!
Flavor: minty, dill, baking spice, sweet and a bitter oak finish.
Honestly this was the most disappointing. I really dislike bitter oak and that was pretty prevalent in this one. Nose was great but was mostly wood and spice.
6/10
Overall this was a really fun experiment! I did not expect that the higher the rye content went the less amount of dill I got. They were all pretty different and honestly only the first sample I would have picked to be mgp
40.0
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