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WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey

  • $70
  • Vermont, United States of America
  • WhistlePig
  • 50%
  • 750 ml
  • Rye
  • 11/1/2010

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First, a warning: this is only for those who like their rye big and brawny. It starts off innocuously with a maple-syrup color, and a pretty, complex and subtle scent: honey, vanilla, a sight medicinal tinge and faint clover notes. It feels silky on the tongue and at first, the flavors reflect caramel, burnt orange and a whisper of smoke, but then a mouth-warming wave of tannic bite sweeps over all and lingers for a good long time. Straight up or on the rocks.
— (11/1/2010) — 96
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