J. Rieger & Co.'s Monogram Kansas City Whiskey Solera Reserve is the distillery's most limited annual release, featuring a blend of straight bourbon, straight rye and light corn whiskey finished in rare 500-liter Oloroso sherry botas from Williams & Humbert in Jerez, Spain. It's bottled at 50% ABV and priced at $130 per 750ml bottle. Only 1,887 bottles are released annually, honoring the distillery's founding year of 1887.
While the nose was jarring, the whiskey itself is subdued, with notes of bitter citrus peel and a meatier essence, some savory spices and cranberry, with kind of a chemical aftertaste that lasts too long to be enjoyable.