I love this nose. It is a wonderful rye nose with a very strong cinnamon and baking spice influence. Lots of mint, too. The palate is just way too hot for me. This is a bartender’s DREAM rye, though. Makes a wonderful spicy Manhattan or Boulevardier. It’s got all the classic rye notes, just turned up to 11. I’m torn on this one. It’s just too much rye spice (might just be this barrel) for me to genuinely enjoy neat, but it’s an amazing cocktail rye or with a few drops of water to open it up. I don’t know of any other whiskies using a 100% rye without any malted barley at all. That in itself is commendable.