Doc Swinson's Alter Ego Solera Rye

Doc Swinson's Alter Ego is a rye whiskey blended from two ryes: one with a mash bill of 95% rye and 5% malted barley, the other with 45% corn, 51% rye and 4% malted barley. Both were aged for three to six years in 200-litre American white oak. The blend then goes into a solera of ex-rum casks drawn from four tropical distilleries, in St. Croix, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Jamaica. Each portion drawn off is replaced from the next oldest barrels, so the casks age and mix together over time. The nose is autumn tree fruits, spiced pears, apples in syrup, oak and grass. The palate has caramel, peach stones, canned pears, apple pie filling, sweet grass and bright tropical fruit, with oaky undertones.