Kentucky Owl 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey

Kentucky Owl 10 Year Old Straight Rye Whiskey is Batch 3: a limited blend of sourced Kentucky rye, aged at least ten years, that Dixon Dedman proofed at 114 so the ten-year stocks keep a thick, syrupy body. Older rye in the mix adds oak and baking spice; the decade-aged whiskey is the caramel and mint you taste through the heat. Save it for a slow after-dinner dram.

Mint, cinnamon, clove, and orange lead a heavy palate of caramelized sugar, vanilla cream, cocoa, and charred oak. Paste called it explosively flavorful — rye bread, peppercorn, and spearmint under the dessert richness. The finish is long, woody, and peppery, with licorice, nutmeg, and a flash of cayenne.