- Raided Score: 96
- Publication: The Whiskey Wash
- Excerpt: The price point does sting a bit at $160 per bottle. However, it is worthy of keeping around in your personal stash at home or for special occasions with friends.
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- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: WhiskyCast
- Excerpt: The taste is spicy with notes of clove, black pepper, and allspice balanced by licorice, brown sugar, caramel, and cocoa.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: The Whiskey Jug
- Excerpt: Is a 10-year-old rye whiskey worth $170+? That’s not for me and my limited means to say for you, but for me the answer is a solid no. Maybe half that and it would be a good deal.
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- Raided Score: 92
- Publication: Whisky Advocate
- Excerpt: Dense fudge-like flavors and lively citrus oils lead to a finish of black pepper and baking spices.
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- Raided Score: 81
- Publication: Whiskey Consensus
- Excerpt: If you’re a barrel proof freak like me, you may want to look elsewhere solely based upon the value. I would recommend to anyone to try this at a bar for a decent price, but beyond that, it may be a pass.
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- Raided Score: 88
- Publication: Drinkhacker
- Excerpt: This rye keeps its focus quite narrow, but the herbal punch on the finish is an unmistakable exemplar of the classic rye style. If nothing else, it’s a delightful “reference” rye that’ll be perfect in a vertical tasting.
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- Raided Score: 82
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: Overall this is a perfectly fine rye. It's not particularly impressive, but it's not a bad rye either.
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Intro:
This is the 2020 release of Michter's 10yr rye, coming to us in the form of batch 20E928. I haven't had this in some time, and definitely not this vintage, so I'm looking forward to getting into it. Let's dive in.
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Nose:
Sweet apple, pear, brown sugar. Punchy rye spice, some clove and a bit of caramel.
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Taste:
Mild on the palate - little to no heat. Spicy rye kicks off before mellowing and giving way to apple crisp, brown sugar, some faint metallic character and a bit of clove.
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Finish:
Short to medium finish. Heavy on clove, a hint of rye, some brown sugar and a fruity twist sees this dram out.
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Overall:
Overall this is a perfectly fine rye. It's not particularly impressive, but it's not a bad rye either. I'd save your time hunting this. Get a Mic Drop instead.
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Score:
5
- Our in house critic rates spirits on a scale of 0-10 (10 best) and is aggregated the same as external sources
