Rossville Union Single Barrel Straight Rye (2021 Release)

My local liquor store had their Roseville Union single barrels on clearance and luckily for me they had all 3 recipes to choose from. I did a blind tasting of all 3 to see if I could pick up any difference. They were all around 7 years of age and similar abv. A(#3 51/49) Aroma: fresh dill pops out of the glass! Cinnamon, green tea, and a hint of honey Flavor: honey, dill, hint of cinnamon, sweet oak, very easy to drink, however finish is medium-short Fantastic flavor if you like your rye a bit herbal. I just wish the finish was longer 8/10 B (#2 95/5) Aroma: charred oak, citrus rind, baking spice caramel Flavor: herbal, vanilla, cinnamon, charred oak, This one has rough edges but had a decent finish and unique flavors 7/10 C (#1 51/45/4) Aroma: fresh mint mojito/dill, honey. Really inviting nose! Flavor: minty, dill, baking spice, sweet and a bitter oak finish. Honestly this was the most disappointing. I really dislike bitter oak and that was pretty prevalent in this one. Nose was great but was mostly wood and spice. 6/10 Overall this was a really fun experiment! I did not expect that the higher the rye content went the less amount of dill I got. They were all pretty different and honestly only the first sample I would have picked to be mgp

Oak taste in the front end with a great finish. I wonderfully warm finish but not in your face. Nice lingering tastes of cinnamon and licorice. This pick was from TSR and proofed at 116.8. This has to be the most pleasant surprise in a rye.