- Raided Score: 90
- Publication: Whiskey Raiders
- Excerpt: This one took me a long time to figure out. I initially went back and forth because this dram throws a lot at you. Fruits, sweets, then spice, then sweet, then dill, then spice
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Nose:
Dull spearmint and dill notes followed by char and confectioners sugar. There's also this funky but oddly tasty marshmallow note I'm picking up.
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Taste:
Mellow and sweet with only a little hint of rye spice. No dill to speak of here and an odd orchard fruitiness. Apples and strawberries and cream with some faint clove and a modest helping of punchy rye. Its balanced but far fruitier and sweet than Id expect given the age.
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Finish:
Medium, fudgey and spicy. Here's that rye spice. Some cherry cola notes, still no dill and only faintly minty. Sweet, fruity and unique.
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Overall:
This one took me a long time to figure out. I initially went back and forth because this dram throws a lot at you. Fruits, sweets, then spice, then sweet, then dill, then spice. All over the place. Eventually though, after savoring it all, I realized I liked it a great deal. I wish it was punchier and more bold but for what it was, I really found myself enjoying every sip. For this reason, Im giving it a Rank 7 rating. This might shock some of you - it certainly surprised me at the end how much I missed it when it was gone. With a rating like this, the TAOS 17yr Rye sits among High West Rendezvous Rye, WhistlePig 10yr rye and SAOS 7yr Rye. Thanks for reading!
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Score:
7
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