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    Quote Originally Posted by ronin6290 View Post
    Now I must try. It's time for a wee change of pace and you fellows have spiked my interest! Rye it shall be next. I do like spicy notes. Bourbon can be a little one dimensional to me. Then again I've not sampled a lot of bourbons but I'm not to big on sweet. I do like the vanilla notes in Bourbon that transfer to Scotch well. Do Rye whiskies have some of those notes? Rye sounds a little more interesting and complex from what I'm hearing. I'm looking forward to sampling it.

    Each rye will be as different as each scotch can be. Depending on the adjunct grains such as malted barley, corn or eeegaaddd rice they will each take flavors or not from these other grains. Also to take into consideration is the aging, or not as in the White Dog from Buffalo Trace. Old Overholt is an inexpensive, and frankly better tasting than other 15 dollar bottles, bottle of rye that is easy to sip straight or with a cube of ice. Jim Beam and Wild Turkey make a 15 dollar bottle but I find Overholt a better sip. James Dickel comes next in price then you get into the small batch ryes. Ri, as it is spelled on the bottle, is a very spicy nice batch rye with a price. There are many other so it can be as much an adventure as Scotch can be. Take each as an expression and interpretation of the distiller of an old, 1800's, drink. You will find you can enjoy the uniqueness of each and likely savor the spicy notes of the less expensive good old made as it was in the west RYE.... Here's mud in your eye \_/\_/
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    Quote Originally Posted by brewerpaul View Post
    Each rye will be as different as each scotch can be. Depending on the adjunct grains such as malted barley, corn or eeegaaddd rice they will each take flavors or not from these other grains. Also to take into consideration is the aging, or not as in the White Dog from Buffalo Trace. Old Overholt is an inexpensive, and frankly better tasting than other 15 dollar bottles, bottle of rye that is easy to sip straight or with a cube of ice. Jim Beam and Wild Turkey make a 15 dollar bottle but I find Overholt a better sip. James Dickel comes next in price then you get into the small batch ryes. Ri, as it is spelled on the bottle, is a very spicy nice batch rye with a price. There are many other so it can be as much an adventure as Scotch can be. Take each as an expression and interpretation of the distiller of an old, 1800's, drink. You will find you can enjoy the uniqueness of each and likely savor the spicy notes of the less expensive good old made as it was in the west RYE.... Here's mud in your eye \_/\_/
    "Sláinte!" my friend. Thanks for the feedback. The price mark sounds great! Scotch has gone up so much in recent years. Thinking I'm going to reserve the Scotch for a treat. I'm going to see if I can find Old Overholt around here. Feedback when I do. A new adventure awaits...

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