The nose is dense and rich starting with whipped cream topped pecan pie, sautéed apples and candied fennel seeds then freshly baked pumpernickel bread and dark chocolate covered espresso beans followed by banana pudding, cherry pie and powdered sugar bubble gum that transitions to spearmint, freshly lacquered oak furniture and pipe tobacco with high ethanol burn. The taste is a syrupy rich mouthfeel starting with freshly lacquered oak furniture, sautéed apples and spearmint gum then a moderate spice that slowly fades to pecan pie, charred pumpernickel bread and spicy dark chocolate mocha followed by bananas foster, maraschino cherries and powdered sugar bubble gum that transitions to cloves, ginger and freshly lit pipe tobacco with high ethanol burn. The finish is long starting with a mild spice that quickly fades to banana pudding, charred pumpernickel bread and toasted marshmallow followed by dark chocolate covered roasted peanuts, spearmint, freshly lacquered oak furniture and pipe tobacco. This is a hell of a rye that the flavors are intense, bold and rich which strikes an incredible balance of sweet creamy fruits that are underscored by moderate rye spices along with well-aged oak notes that suffers from a mild youthful sourness but is otherwise an outstanding rye that could easily go head to head with some of the best ryes in the market today and hold its own against them. At a price of $70, this is an absolute steal IMHO and one that I think any high proof rye fan will highly enjoy.