High West Rendezvous Rye Tasting Notes and Ratings.

High West Rendezvous Rye

Added on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 09:12 PM

Bottler:

High West

Age:	N/A	Type:	American
Vintage:	N/A	Subtype:	Rye
ABV:	46.00 %	Region:	N/A
Price:	$48	Availability:	Specialty Stores

Since High West doesn't have any mature whiskey ready to bottle yet, they're currently sourcing it from a other distilleries. So it's not quite Utah whiskey... yet, at least. Rendezvous is a vatting of a of a 6-year 95% rye distilled by LDI in Indiana and a 16-year 80% rye distilled by the Barton/Tom Moore Distillery in Kentucky.

Member Ratings and Notes

Chris

N: Awww yeah! Flowery, potpourri.
P: A very clean and relatively dry rye. Good spice, one dimensional but perfect in that note.
F: Long with the floral aspects lingering.
[Batch 28]

Adam

I'll cut to the chase: this is an excellent rye. I think part of the reason I like it so much is because the flavor isn't overwhelmed with spices (I was shocked to later discover the very high rye content -- it doesn't taste like that to me). The rye is noticeable enough to be a "rye" without being overwhelmingly so, and the whiskey is sweet and full. Honeyed and nutty. What I really like is how rich the palate is, it's almost like a cask-strength richness and mouthfeel... without being cask-strength. Spice shows the most in the finish. Very drinkable and very good stuff!

Amazing cask-strength flavor without the 50%+ ABV. Absolutely incredible, and one of the best bargains out there now for the whisk(e)y aficionado. If you even like rye a little, you'll love this.

Sku

The nose is rye spice with rose petals. The palate is a full on rye attack, and a buttery mouthfeel with just a bit of underlying sweetness. You can really feel that these are high rye content mash bills. I have had several batches and they have all been excellent. A/A-

Dave

I think I mistook this for a bourbon when tasted blind. I realy didn't recognize this as what I know as a Rye. Very nice woodsy flavors and less spice that usually smacks me when I try a rye.

Fuji

Nice mellow rye notes with bits of wax paper and honey.

Andy

n: Mostly oats

p: Fingernail polisher remover and rubbing alcohol. Strangely drinkable. My tongue says no, but by then I just keep on sipping.

(batch 6)

C+/B-

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