What rye should be, all the time. Unfortunately, time is the big factor here. The initial smell from the glass is instant wood, and misleadingly sweet and reminiscent of a bourbon. First taste contact gives way to that sweet, marinated oak, but very easily (yet still quickly) moves into the very familiar Bulleit rye mash bill. Finally, one of the best budget ryes on the market has been properly amplified into the spicy, wooden finish that at least I am always on the hunt for with rye whiskeys. This is hard to put down, so forgive me, wallet.