This is the flagship rye offering from High West. It was previously a blend of Barton and MGP rye, but these days is a blend of MGP's 95/5 rye and High West's house-distilled 100% rye mashbill, which includes 20% malted rye. It's aged and bottled at High West in Park City, Utah.
At 92 proof it leaves you wondering if there's really alcohol content at all. I'd love to try a ramped up, CS offering from High West if they ever make one but I don't think the rye is suffering at the proof its at.
It’s bold, powerful, spicy, flavorful and aromatic. It goes well in cocktails, drinks nicely neat, there just isn’t anything to not like about it really. This is still among my go-to rye whiskeys.
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House Review
Nose:
Brown sugar, massive molasses and vanilla. Almost some buttercream to accompany the rye spice.
Taste:
Theres sweet rye spice followed by some brown sugar and woody leather. Molasses and maple roll in next. Very well blended and nicely complex. The mouthfeel is thicker than I expected on this one and I like it a lot.
Finish:
Medium long, sweet and once again complex. At 92 proof it leaves you wondering if theres really alcohol content at all. Id love to try a ramped up, CS offering from High West if they ever make one but I dont think the rye is suffering at the proof its at.
Overall:
Great, solid offering from High West. A good rye at a good age.
Score:
85
By t8ke
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