A few weeks ago, four of us drove up to Maysville for dinner. The restaurant was next door to the Amtrak station on Rosemary Clooney Drive. It was a great venue under a tent with views of the river. As we approached town I noticed signs pointing to the Pogue distillery, Kentucky's third registered distillery. Trying to be clever at the bistro, I asked the waitress to try the local bourbon. She asked if I wanted the big name stuff or the local swamp water named after the town made by the the big name. I'm all in for the local stuff. I was quite impressed and knew that further tasting was required. Let's not let the local atmosphere and great dinner influence the whiskey memory. Finding a bottle of Old Maysville Club was not easy but it is as remembered. The citrus and barrel fragrances jump out of the glass. Flavors are more nuanced with spicy citrus and oak but there is a little mint and vanilla lurking in there. Do I detect a bit of green apple on that dry finish? The 100 proof is not evident as there is little heat. It's slightly oily and well balanced. I really like this rye. Don't know that I have ever had a 100% rye mashbill before As a bourbon guy, I really like this. It's refreshingly different and maybe the best rye I have tasted but I'm still a bourbon guy