Willett Family Estate Rye 3 year, Barrel 1245, 185/192, 55% abv.

Nose: sweet candy, rock candy, sweet ginger, ginger tea.

Palate: initially honey, then heavy spice, generally honey and quite tasty.

Finish: wow, spicy. Moderately long.

Dry glass: mellow honey.

Tasty and spicey. Intense. Not the most descriptive of notes, but I was a little shocked to try this as my first drink of the night and I was a bit distracted once we sat down.

Grade: C+

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