8 year store pick from Total Wine in Gilbert Arizona (I understand this review might be useless to anyone outside the geographical area) I have had these before but was intrigued by the extra couple years on this one. Nose is very stereotypically rye; white pepper, lemongrass, coriander, rye spice, honey graham cracker, a hint of pumpernickel, and mild oak. Ethanol is not overpowering, but is certainly present. Palate offers some interesting sweeter notes in the form of snickerdoodle cookie, gingerbread, poppyseed muffin along with caraway seed and toasted sesame. Flavors are nice and punchy, with a fair amount of richness but lacking a little complexity maybe. Long finish takes a sharp turn to Spiceville, with tons of pepper, oak, ginger, clove, mint, chili pepper, and cilantro although the herbaceous is pretty low overall. I would have preferred more of an evolution here. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and oily/slick, which really worked to keep the tongue fatigue to a minimum. I was hoping an 8 year store pick would produce pure magic, but instead it produced a…pretty decent rye whiskey. First caresses with sweetness and then pummels you with spice. At $70, I feel it appropriately priced for the market, but not a rebuy for me as I can think of ryes I’d rather pay $10-15 more for.