Review #89; Rye #22: High West Midwinters Night Dram Act 6

Background: This is from a rye blind series I did. This was shown after I wrote my notes. This is a blend of straight ryes that have been finished in Port and French Oak barrels. 

ABV: 49.3%

This is a series that I will be posting my reviews and reveal from but no the overall results. A group of us did a big rye split where we samples over a month blind samples from each other where we dedicated whole bottles, set those scores into a google doc, then pronounced a winner after it was all over.

There was a non-participating member who made sure there were no double entries so lets kick this off.

Rye 6

ABV: 49.3%

Nose: Herbal rye spice, herbal sweetness, muted nose, caramel hint

Palate: Herbal rye forward, sweet creamy caramel, burnt brown sugar, oak. Very tasty and well balanced on the palate.

Finish: Medium length, warm rye spice, creamy vanilla, oak and brown sugar

Well balanced, good flavors, and very tasty. This hits the right notes.

Rating: 7/10

Reveal: HW MWND Act 6.x

I did not guess on this one, but I have reviewed it before and found it to be young, but doing blind is the best way to show how you really feel about a whiskey.

1 | Disgusting | So bad I poured it out.

2 | Poor | I wouldn’t consume by choice.

3 | Bad | Multiple flaws.

4 | Sub-par | Not bad, but better exists.

5 | Good | Good, just fine.

6 | Very Good | A cut above.

7 | Great | Well above average

8 | Excellent | Really quite exceptional.

9 | Incredible | An all time favorite

10 | Perfect | Perfect