Review #83; Rye #18: Woody Creek 4yr 101 Single Barrel

Big Rye Roundup #1

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 #1

ABV: 50.5%

Nose: Herbal spice, grassy, hint of dill, cotton candy sweetness

Palate: Herbal spice, vanilla, sweet grassy cotton candy, butter scotch,

Finish: Medium, herbal spice, dill, lingering butterscotch sweetness

Rating: 7/10

A pretty good rye, I had not guessed any at this point but would have guessed some kind of MGP.

Reveal Woody Creek 4y 101 SiB

Impressive for a young craft rye.

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