| #367 Austin Nichols Russell's Reserve 6 YO Rye American | |||||||||||||||||||||
| This cost is what I found the likely shelf price for a 750ml bottle to be, based on an average of costs throughout the USA. Your price may differ significantly. This is not an advertisement of sale, this bottle is likely empty by now anyway Cost | $2500 |  | |||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The whisky's score as weighed against the cost of a bottle. Adj. Score | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ABV | 40% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tasting # 399: The only grainy-picture Rye (14-OCT-2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | So here we are, nearing the end of the grainy pictures. I realize I front loaded this with some rarities, but that's how I went after them. And really, can you blame me? So, here's the only Rye to be found amidst the Macallans and Bourbons. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Impression | I like Austin Nichols (Wild Turkey) and while I dislike ryes in general the bottle is rather nice. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Smell | It smells... well, like rye. A bit more bourbon-ish than most others, this has a decent body of wood to support all that airy rye scent. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste | The body shows up in the flavor, thankfully. There's a lot of bourbon history here, naturally, which helps steady and support the apples and raisins that show up throughout. Still a typical rye top, without much bitter or tart aftertaste, and a good steady finish. I'm still not in love with Rye's in general, but this is clearly something better than average. I'll go high 60s with a note that if you're a rye-lover, give this a go. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tasting Score | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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