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New Riff 4 Year Single Barrel Rye
Rye — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
August 15, 2020 (edited March 24, 2021)
Neat. Opened 12 months. Bottle kill! I loved this Single Barrel and this bottle seemed to past forever. Sad to see it go but a proper tasting feels like a good send off.
The nose starts with a deep rye bread. Deep and dark and spicy with salt sprinkled on top. Behind that intense rye though is a ton of sweetness and citrus. Vanilla icing (like the kind that goes on cinnamon rolls). Orange. Lemon. Cinnamon. Clove. It’s just so nice. What I love about New Riff Rye is that there is zero dill and zero black licorice. My hate for those notes has declined over the years but I still find them in so many high rye Ryes. This nose is so delightful.
Mouth feel is nice and creamy. Flavors perfectly match the nose. Starts with the rye and very little sweetness, but transitions into the citrus and leaves with the cinnamon and vanilla icing. The cinnamon and vanilla icing last forever on the legs too and it’s delicious and unrelenting.
Good bye barrel 15-1941. You served me well.
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Sounds like damn fine rye at a very reasonable price.