WhistlePig – 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey Barrel Pick 102222 (75cl, 53.1%)

A 10 year old straight rye whiskey from WhistlePig, bottled from single barrel 102222 at 53.1% ABV (106.2 US Proof) in a 75cl bottle. The barrel was aged in Warehouse 2, Rick E, Level 2 at the WhistlePig farm and bottled by hand. The outturn was 120 individually numbered 75cl bottles, alongside 144 miniatures. The nose is fruit-forward, with raisins, currants, dried plums and blackberries, followed by varnish, cardamom and vanilla pods. On the palate it is sweet and earthy, then leafy and herbaceous, with pine resin and furniture polish. The finish is long, warming and peppery, with a faint menthol tingle.