A quite enjoyable nose featuring caramel flan, toasted oak, white pepper, rye crisp cracker, cherry, hazelnut, earthy cellar, and Tupelo honey. Ethanol very low given the proof. Complex palate offers creme brûlée, brown sugar, allspice, a just-shy-of-bitter oak, black pepper, white grape, hay, and vanilla. Flavors are rich and bold. Spice slightly overshadows the other notes. Finish brings citrus rind, white pepper, tobacco, clove, chili pepper, cola and nutmeg. Some spearmint after everything else fades. Finish is on the shorter side of medium, but just a minor flaw. Mouthfeel is slick and oily without any graininess which really serves this well by keeping the sharper notes in check. As a rye it’s good, but as a whiskey it borders on excellent. More like a high rye bourbon than a traditional rye but that in no way detracts from the quality. At the $109 I paid, I have zero regrets and this verges on rebuy status.