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WhistlePig Boss Hog XI: The Juggernaut

Rye WhistlePig
  • Distiller

    Undisclosed (Canada)

  • Bottler

    WhistlePig

  • ABV

    51.9%

  • Age

    NAS

  • Price $200+

Distilled by an undisclosed producer in Canada, this whiskey was finished in experimental barrels WhistlePig made inspired by Thandai, a South Asian drink. WhistlePig seasoned these barrels with rye whiskey mixed with saffron, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, fennel, poppy and black peppercorn, and then finished The Juggernaut in those casks after its initial maturation in new oak barrels. WhistlePig The Boss Hog XI: The Juggernaut is bottled between 103.8 and 105.2 proof and has a suggested retail price of $599.99 per 750-milliliter bottle.

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Aggregated Reviews
  • Raided Score: 91
  • VinePair
  • By David Thomas Tao
  • “The Juggernaut” exists in a potentially liminal space. For some folks, I could imagine this approaching “rye of the year” territory. Plenty of others might not enjoy it.
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  • Raided Score: 92
  • The Daily Pour
  • By T8ke
  • Juggernaut is every bit a bruiser in terms of complexity, character and a behemoth of rye spice in an accessible package that’s not hard to love.
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  • Raided Score: 93
  • Robb Report
  • By Jonah Flicker
  • The rye character is not lost, although for a moment it appears like it could be. No, that whiskey base is still there, but there is a literal spice basket weaving around your tongue as you sip, with notes of all of the aforementioned spices as well as allspice, honey, vanilla, caramel, ripe apple, and maple.
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  • Raided Score: 88
  • Drinkhacker
  • By Christopher Null
  • You’re probably getting the picture here, and while extremely bold flavors are no stranger to The Boss Hog, this year things go just a little too far, and the finished product is wildly unctuous and just too bizarre.
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House Review
  • Nose:

    Gingersnap cookies, black tea, chai, toffee, honey, warm vanilla icing, rich oak, tons of herbal rye spice and a final pop of tea and yuzu sweetness.

  • Taste:

    Rich on the palate. Full of herbal rye spice, grassy character, orange peel, black tea, chai, vanilla, heavy oak and a hint of medicinal cherry. Packed with spice cake, tea and sweetness.

  • Finish:

    Long finish. Yuzu and lychee, honey, toffee, black tea, black pepper, coriander, ginger and more oaky sweetness.

  • Overall:

    Incredible but also incredibly weird — in a weirdly good way. Juggernaut is every bit a bruiser in terms of complexity, character and a behemoth of rye spice in an accessible package that’s not hard to love.

  • Score:

    92

  • Disclosure: The producer provided this sample to review free of charge, and without expectation of review or rating.

  • By T8ke
  • Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources