I had heard a ton of hype on this one before I tasted it blind next to 2 other 100 proof ryes. As noted by my rating, it did not live up to the hype, and was buried by Rittenhouse and EHT in a blind tasting. Even at $21, it's a hard pass for me. This was my second time tasing it: The nose is really tight out of the bottle. Came back to it after 15 minutes and picked up ethanol and pepper at first. Second nosing of dill, feint maple, vanilla, and some floral notes. Slightly viscous and sweet on entry, with crisp apple fruit, a dry mid-palate of rye spice, grainy astringency and heat quickly take over, with a thin/weak back end of barrel char. Finish is warm, and a bit of sweetness returns, with barrel char notes, but ends abruptly. Overall, an unimpressive/indistinguishable pour.