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WhistlePig Old World Cask Finish Rye 12 Year
Rye — Indiana (bottled in Vermont), USA
Reviewed
January 30, 2020 (edited September 17, 2020)
Nose: Brown sugar, vanilla, oak. Green apples. Cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. Char. Strawberries, bananas, cherries, mangoes. Plums. Lemon and lime zests. Icing.
Palate: Brown sugar, oak. Banana bread with walnuts and icing. Cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg. Tannin. Cream. Strawberries, blackberries, raspberries. Moderate mouthfeel. Finish starts with cereal grains, honey, and strawberry - think Cheerios with sugar and fruit. Things evolve into beautiful toasted grain, baking spices, and barrel bitter character. Slowly the base sweetness and fruit lift away and there's this interesting charred oak, cream cheese frosting, vanilla, leather, cocoa thing left behind.
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