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Whiskey Del Bac

Whiskey Del Bac
Limited Release Sentinel of the Desert Rye Whiskey Batch No. 3

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 46%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$40

Whiskey Del Bac
Limited Release Sentinel of the Desert Rye Whiskey Batch No. 3

Category: Straight Rye Whiskey

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 46%
Medium gold color. Aromas and flavors of black pepper on caramel corn, BBQ spice rub and burnt ends, grilled orange, and over steeped Oolong tea with a velvety, crisp, dry medium body and a warming, appealing, medium-length finish with shades of smoked pepper, grilled rye bread, toasted orange, and honey roasted cashew. A sweet, spicy, mildly smoky, untraditional Rye Whiskey; and while a touch hot on the ABV it’s also undeniably tasty and draws you back in to sip, savor, and contemplate.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: black pepper on caramel corn, BBQ spice rub and burnt ends, grilled orange, and over steeped Oolong tea
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of smoked pepper, grilled rye bread, toasted orange, and honey roasted cashew
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: neat, in cocktails, on the rocks, with cigars and with drops of water
Cocktail Cocktails: Sazerac, Old Fashioned, Manhattan
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A sweet, spicy, mildly smoky, untraditional Rye Whiskey; and while a touch hot on the ABV it's also undeniably tasty and draws you back in to sip, savor, and contemplate.

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Straight Rye Whiskey

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Serve in a Glencairn Ganadian Whisky Glass
In order for a product to be categorized as a Straight Rye Whiskey, the following must be true:

Mash bill must be made up of a minimum of 51% rye.
Aged a minimum of two years.
May not contain any flavors or colors.
All of the liquid in the bottle must be distilled in the same state.