Woody Creek Distillers Single Barrel 10-Year Colorado Rye Whiskey 144.2 proof - Selected by Seelbach's

Age: 10

Proof: 144.2 proof

Mash bill: 100% Colorado Rye (Elbon Rye)

Tasting Notes: Absolutely marvelous start to the nose. Much like our last barrel, it’s unassuming for 145 proof, giving off gorgeous aromas of lemon-lime soda concentrate, Dutch apple pie, Concord grape juice, soft leather, and beautiful antique oak. It’s incredibly playful, candied, and sweet, especially for a 10-year 100% rye.

The palate is dangerously easy, beginning like a boozy fruit punch, laying on thick with sugary lemon-lime concentrate and moving into notes of pineapple, apricot, and maraschino cherry, continuing with this syrupy, rum-like sweetness. While a sweet oak note is present, the age isn’t the focus here, which is always commendable for a 10-year whiskey.

It comes full circle on the finish, with this sweet-and-spice interplay more akin to Tajín-topped watermelon. Long-lasting cane sugar syrup, lemon and lime juice, and sweet waves of oak continue blanketing the palate well after the sip is done.