Review #: 82
Description: WhistlePig 10 Year Single Barrel: Johnson City Liquor and Wine
Spirit: Rye
Background: Another WhistlePig 10 Year Single Barrel, this time selected by Johnson City Liquor and Wine in New York. You can read about the standard bottling when I visited the Vermont tasting room. It is unknown whether the rye comes from Alberta Distillers or MGP nor the exact age.
Distillery – Undisclosed
Bottler – WhistlePig
Brand – WhistlePig
Selection – Johnson City Liquor and Wine
ABV – 57.55%
Age – 10 Years
Nose – Tons of rye spice, raspberry, toasted seeded bread
Taste – Honey, caramel, raspberry jam, freshly baked bread
Finish – Spicy rye, sourdough bread crust, tobacco
Score: 7
Would I buy a bottle? Probably
Thoughts: Oh man, if you like rye, this is right up your alley. Start to finish, this was like a piece of toasted, heavy rye bread with raspberry jam on it. As a bread baker and eater, this was quite enjoyable. The cost of entry is high, which is my only hesitation to immediately say yes to buying a bottle, but when it tastes this good without knowing too many details, it helps justify the price.