ABV 50%
It packs a wallop but too intense for me.
Dave Broom
WhistlePig
Brand
10 Years Old, Straight Rye
Expression
Rye
Type
10
Age (Years)
50%
ABV
Vermont
Region/Country
Standard (Distillery or blended)
Bottling Type
Taster
Nose: Turps mixed with mint cordial cut with some form of embrocation. Becomes more sugary with time and then rye, highly perfumed rye at that.
Palate: That oily almost soapy quality but here it's accompanied by a scattergun of allspice clove and maraschino, grippy and powerful.
Finish: Hot.
Comment: It packs a wallop but too intense for me.
Score: 7.6
Taster
Nose: Very unusual. A mix of pine and eucalyptus. Almost medicinal. A huge whiff of caraway. Far far behind, a fruity note. Sour apple.
Palate: Sweet at start then bitter and oaky. Even grippy. A touch of overcooked\rdamson jam.
Finish: Dry, bitter, oaky.
Comment: An old bourbon or rye? It has stayed too much in casks. Oak has taken the control. Too bad because there is some goodness under.
Score: 7.8
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