Old Bones Rye 15 Year Reserve Review
Total time in barrel: 18.5 years
Initially 15 years & another 3.5 years… including rebarreling in a new Char No. 2 barrel 15 months of that extra 3.5 years
Barreled in 6/2005
Classification: straight rye whiskey
Distilled just outside of Montreal, Canada
Proof: 120
Mashbill: 53% rye, 39% corn, 8% malted barley
Nose 👃: Lemon zest. Vanilla pudding. Werther’s Originals. Mint.
Palate 👅: Lemon zest. Werther’s Originals. Black pepper. Granny Smith apple. Glazed donut. Cinnamon. Dry mouthfeel.
Finish 🏁: Lemon zest. Black pepper. Honey. Vanilla. Very long in length.
This is Canadian whiskey. It’s extremely good Canadian whiskey. People love to hate on Canadian whiskey, but they need to try this… to see what good Canadian can be. This is a rather exciting whiskey. Put your preconceived notions aside… Canadian can be fantastic.
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