The nose is fragrant with rye spice. The rye on the palate is a bit muted with a tinny note, but toward the end in bursts through. The finish is full of rye and pepper.
Certainly a good whiskey, but these 1985 distilled ryes seem to be fading a bit more each year. Maybe it has to do with the time in stainless (8 years and counting).
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