Wow, that's some seriously intense caramel on the nose, especially for only 6 years, but I guess that's likely those intense "alligator" barrels. This honestly may be tough to distinguish between a rye whiskey and a bourbon if this were a blind tasting. Having said that, the rye can be detected as a smooth, clean fresh grain scent, which, again, is odd considering being aged for some time. I expected caramel on the taste (even though that doesn't make sense for a rye whiskey), but instead found some burnt sugar and yet a bit of raw oak at the same time. The rye is not as strong as I was hoping for, but then again, I'm not sure what percentage of the mash truly is rye for this one. It definitely is clean, with typical rye notes like grass, cinnamon, and broken bread, but they all ride on a very weak body. I decided to get this over the single barrel rye to save money and try to find another rye whiskey I was craving, and I can tell the prospects and ideas were good, but the execution doesn't quite land where it should. This is somewhat shocking, given how much strong rye flavor comes through on all of Wild Turkey's products. The proof is probably one of the biggest losses, as I'm sure the rye would come through better with a higher proof blend. I'm almost positive that the single barrel is a higher proof, but this batch isn't enough to get me curious into trying the single barrel for the price point.