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Buzzard's Roost Smoked Barrel Straight Rye
Buzzard's Roost

Buzzard's Roost Smoked Barrel Straight Rye

Whiskey Rye Indiana No age statement 52.5% ABV
$$$ $50 to $100 Premium
1 review raw average 4.00
81 critic score out of 100

About this bottle

Founded in 2019, Buzzard's Roost is an independent blender and bottler of sourced whiskeys. This Smoked Barrel Straight Rye expression is made from a sourced 4 year-old rye (95% rye 5% malted barley) which was double barreled into new, toasted American oak barrels which were gently smoked. Bottled at 105 proof, it's available beginning February 2023. (SRP $70)

How it tastes

Measured across 14 flavor axes. Tap a note to find other bottles that lead with it.

Smoky 60
Spicy 50
Herbal 50
Rich 40
Fruity 20
Tart 15
Vanilla 15

Reviews

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Lord Rev Dr John Hancock 4.0

As a rye, you are AWARE of the spice…. For sure, its there, but let us break down the complexity within this straight rye. Nose to taste, it presents an array of flavor that exhibits a bright forward profile while the spice somehow mulls it to a mellow complexity. What I like is that it brings a corn sorta sweetness in the middle. Right in between is a note similar to apple and other citruses will nestle between that corn whiskey transfer. To end, the spice overtakes as it should given it’s a straight rye. That’s to be expected. Anyway, it was a good treat and I enjoy ryes. Not an Ezra 7 year, but a more than average rye whiskey.

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