291 Colorado Rye (70cl, 50.8%)

This is a rye whiskey from Distillery 291 in Colorado, bottled at 50.8% (101.6 proof) in a 70cl bottle. It is under two years old and made from 61% malted rye and 39% corn. The whiskey is finished with toasted Colorado aspen staves. The nose is described as spicy apricot, tobacco, leather, summer fruits and a hint of aniseed. The palate offers vanilla, dark chocolate, light smoke, cinnamon, dark fruit, rye spice and a little pepper, with resin and leather in the wood. The finish carries vanilla, dark chocolate with honey and dark fruit.