user13758280 says on September 12, 2020
General description
A decent ethanol bite that gives way to a nice rye spice
Pikesville Straight Rye
| Whisky | Pikesville Straight Rye |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Type | Rye |
| Cask | American Oak |
| Age | 6 years old |
| Abv | 55% |
| Rating | 84/100 |
Niffer2884 says on August 20, 2020
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Sweet but spicy on the nose, palate, and finish. Packs a great punch. Very enjoyable if you don't mind the bite.
Singlemaltscott64 says on July 13, 2020
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Sweet and spicy.
Ninobrew says on January 26, 2020
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spicy aroma with citrus and oak. not too oily, nice finish. great rye
MoxieAg12 says on December 1, 2019
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wow smooth, peppery, some sweetness, oak, caramel, bitter orange, little heat, very oioy
Byokes53 says on May 7, 2019
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smooth up front. Nice bite on the back
cmbuchholz says on March 16, 2019
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For as high as the abv is this is pretty smooth. I did have it ove a large ice cube. I get a bit of salted caramel. On subsequent taste the alcohol starts to hit the tongue harder
jminceycu12 says on February 26, 2019
General description
Hot damn! Very good whiskey but man it is spicy and hot! Notes of vanilla, almond, and caramel with a long sweet wood char finish.
Nose
Vanilla, caramel hard candy, almond
Palate
Spicy, brings the heat, sweet at first but quickly transitioned to spicy heat, medium mouth feel
Finish
Tingling spice, oaky dryness, sweet wood char
SGCo says on February 6, 2019
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Light floral and fruity nose. Sweet at the beginning with a dry spicy rye finish. Very nice for my collection, especially for the price point.
drjlo says on November 6, 2018
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I like Rittenhouse rye which is 4 yr old and this is supposed to be same rye aged 2 more years. Very solid and delicious with great balance and a finish that gets sweeter and darker as it lingers longer than Rittenhouse which has shorter finish but younger, brighter start of palate. Some may want more spice heat but this is yummy as is and 110 proof provides useful power and burn compared to something like Lot 40 rye at 86 proof.
javablaine says on October 27, 2018
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Very nice, flavorful rye
ysilvestrov says on October 13, 2018
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Chocolate flavor, sweet and subtle spicy taste, rather softy
user48171325 says on September 13, 2018
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great flavors of vanilla and spice, but a strong alcohol burn as well
theadamjay says on August 5, 2018
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Super solid rye. Lots of rye, vanilla, and caramel. It is a bit hot, but not in an offensive way. Long enjoyable finish
thehort says on July 23, 2018
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nice cinnamon smooth spicy
JJ_Goose says on May 19, 2018
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Surprisingly smooth for 110 proof, with much less burn than I expected. Spicy and floral on the nose with some allspice and caramel on the pallet with a medium finish
volchase says on April 1, 2018
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Spicy, with vanilla and cinnamon - prefer with touch of water to open it up and cut the alcohol burn
Jowie says on February 19, 2018
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I was expecting a heavy alcohol note on the nose due to the high abv, but it is barely evident. The nose gives off caramel, fruit, and spice. Honey and cinnamon on the taste with a spicy finish that produces burn. Adding water reduces the burn and brings out buttery caramel. Excellent rye whiskey and well worth the price.
Nose
caramel, honey, fruit, spice, oak
Palate
honey, caramel, spice,
Finish
Spicy with some burn. add water.
user19433204 says on December 8, 2017
General description
Didn't care for it the first taste but it has grown on me as I've gone though the bottle. Still, I prefer Rittenhouse BIB over this and it is half the price
daveaphillips says on August 19, 2017
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An instant favourite - don't hesitate to pick up a bottle or two if you can find this.
cgersty says on April 1, 2017
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very good rye and extremely drinkable and smooth at the higher proof, very enjoyable
WiepK says on November 10, 2016
General description
This is some excellent stuff, one of the best ryes I've ever tried. Sweet, peppery and creamy at the same time.
Nose
Vanilla cream and oak reside under a big, heavy blanket of peppery rye.
Palate
Very creamy. Pepper, oak, cherry liquorice, gingerbread, chilli and blood orange.
Finish
A long, velvety mix of vanilla syrup and peppery toffee. Very nice.
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Flavour profile
- Spice
- Sweet
- Rye
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
- Nice
- Clove
- Caramel
- Wood
- Dark
- Pepper
- Black pepper
- Tobacco
- Chocolate
- Dark chocolate
- Raisin
- Bourbon
- Candy
- Cherry
- Good
- Leather
- Full body
- Bitter
- Warming
- Oak
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