I wish it lingered just a tad longer because its off-bourbon profile is truly enjoyable thanks, in part, to the blending and barrelling. The medium finish brings just a touch of minty clove with soothing, warm vanilla. A little bit of chewing reveals this juice’s rum-barrel-enhanced dessert-like qualities in the form of fresh-baked date-nut bread (baking spices, dates, and walnuts). On the palate, vanilla is forefront, followed by the aforementioned bubblegum. A deeper nosedive reveals eucalyptus and dark fruit, specifically dates and raisins. Very light alcohol greets the nose, followed by an immediate waft of bubblegum-like a big, pink square of Hubba Bubba. Vanilla, bubblegum, date-nut bread, rye spice On the nose, you’ll find mint, clove, cinnamon, licorice root, pine nuts, and dark chocolate, with a surprising dose of gin botanicals throughout. Light alcohol, bubblegum, eucalyptus, dates High West Double Rye High West is Utah’s first legal distillery and the Double Rye Whiskey is a blend of two different rye whiskeys, making it twice as spicy. (photo by Outsider) High West Whiskey Double Rye! Barrel Select: What We Say Nose Note: This formerly included a 16 year-old straight rye from Barton Distillery in Kentucky (mash bill. Sip the spirit neat or use it as the base ingredient in one of the finest Manhattans that will ever cross your lips. Double Rye is bottled non-chill-filtered and at 92 proof. This time around, High West blends 6-year-old rye whiskey with 16-year-old rye whiskey to resounding perfection. Distilleries: High West (Utah) and MGP (Indiana) Just as reputable as High West Double Rye is one of the label’s flagship statements, Rendezvous Rye.Our store pick from Total Wine in Nashville was finished in a rum barrel (#25897) for one year. We’re big fans of High West Distillery’s A Midwinter Night’s Dram, so we decided to pick up a bottle of their Double Rye! Barrel Select, which is a blend of two ryes (one distilled at High West and one sourced from MGP) that have been finished in second-use barrels (rum, brandy, gin, scotch, or wine) for between six months and two years.
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