I picked this up a couple months ago in February, the first time I had heard of it. New Riff is a new distillery in Newport KY, just across the river from Cincinnatti. This review is of the single barrel version of New Riff’s bourbon, barrel 14930. This whiskey is bottled at a hearty 56.45% ABV. It’s made from a mashbill of 65% corn, 30% rye, and 5% malted barley. It’s aged “at least four years” and is non-chill filtered. The nose is very spicy, paying tribute to the 30% rye in the mashbill. Lots of cinnamon, red hot candies, caramel, and hints of vanilla and oak. A little heat from the ABV but very manageable. The palate is more of the same: big, bold sweet cinnamon with more of the red hots. This is like cinnamon whiskey without the sickening sweet syrup. There are also hints of vanilla and baking spices behind the cinnamon. The finish is medium length with peppery rye spice, charred oak, and a hint of smoke. I really like this whiskey but I can see where some may not. I like high rye bourbons, and I like the cinnamon flavors. It is a bit one dimensional l, but then again so are most bourbons. This was $50 at my local Kroger and at that price it’s a pretty decent value for a true cask strength bourbon. Very good. 3.75/5