Whistlepig 10 Year Small Batch Rye

Total Score : 3.75 [Eng] [Nose] - Little bit of alcohol booze. - Savory and calming grain, the smell of bread. - Non-sharp scent of minty herbs. - Vanilla, woody oak and bourbon scent get thicker over time. - Piney floral scent. [Pallete] - Refreshing sweetness - Light, but Spicy. - It has a mild bitterness of grass that you can hardly feel. [Finish] - The spiciness lightly passes over the back of the tongue, leaving a pleasantly soft non-stinging spicy and smooth warmth in the neck for a long time. - Scent of grass and oak comes up softly, leaving the scent of oak in the nose and the scent of grass in the mouth and neck. - Sweet fruit with body. [Kor] [Nose] - 부즈 아주 살짝 있음. - 고소하면서 차분한 곡물, 빵 냄새 - 쏘지 않는 민티한 허브향 - 바닐라와 우디한 오크, 버번향이 시간이 지날수록 진득해짐 - 상쾌하고 달달한 플로랄 향 [Pallete] - 산뜻한, 하지만 확실한 달콤함 - 가볍지만 스파이시함이 있음 - 거의 못 느낄 정도로 약한 풀의 쓴맛이 있음 [Finish] - 혀뒤를 넘어가며 스파이시함이 가볍게 스쳐 지나가고, 목에는 기분좋게 부드러운 따갑지 않은 매콤함과 은은한 따듯함이 오래 남음 - 풀향과 오크향이 은은하게 올라오면서 코로는 오크향이, 입과 목에는 풀향이 남음

Did not like it at all. The nose and the initial taste was ok. But but but, the aftertaste we very grassy. Did not care for that at all. One person at our table described the aftertaste as Mildew. I have never tasted mildew before but I have a feel that it probably tastes like that. However, it must be our (my and one other person) palates. The rest of my drinking mates were ok with it. Now I that I am stuck with this bottle, I will finish it off by making all kind of whiskey cocktails that can potentially hide its flavor profile. I would strongly recommend to try it out at a bar first before commiting a full bottle. Incidentally, that recommendation might also be applied for other commitements in life as well... haha. ;)

Received a blind sample from a friend. Glass: Glencairn, rested 15 minutes. Color: Medium amber. Nose: Caramel, apples and graham crackers. Palate: Dry oak tannins and a note that's hard to place. Almost like rubber. Finish: Medium length with mild heat. Splash: No new flavors are revealed, but dry oak is diminished. Overall: 7/10 - This is a fine dram, and I suspect that it's been in oak for a while. The proof doesn't seem particularly high but the odd note in the palate makes me curious.

Classic spicy rye nose with strong perfumey floral notes (violets) I’ve come to expect with previous Whistle Pig bottlings. Flavor is spicy vegetal and alcohol heavy with some mint, again a signature trait. There is an ashy taste on the finish. Water sweetens the nose and reveals more complexity with a strong citrus and wall-plaster thing dominating. Flavor however becomes bland and muted. This is a big loser for me. Some interesting things happen on the nose, but the flavor is desperately wanting.

An intense, Straight Rye Whiskey by Master Distiller Dave Pickerell for Raj Bhakta in Vermont made 100% from Rye grain & age for ten years. It has an aromatic birth with notes of grains, wood, herbs & spices; while a rich life adds notes of rye, butterscotch, honey, pralines with vanilla & a hint of mint; that led to a bold & woody death with notes of toffee, charred, burnished & wood spice. May / July 2018 / January 2019 / November 2020 / October 2022

Grain comes through nice in the nose along with baking spices, carmel and a musty wood note. Taste is full rye with a heavy spiciness without being sharp. Rye covers the traditional carmel notes and goes into an herbaceous musty wood finish. Decent, but wouldnt buy again due to price. Many better value aged ryes out there.