2022 24 Days of Whisk(e)y - Day 7

Onto Day 7... Hump DAY!!! Tonight we're drinking The Lost Monarch from Redwood Empire. This is a blend of bourbon and rye (a Bourye), says it's aged at least 3 years, the source is unclear, but most likely MGP out of Indiana. This one costs around $40 in Oregon, let's see how it is:

On the nose, I get citrus and an orange cleaner type of smell, some wintergreen mint, and a touch of cinnamon and brown sugar. It's hard to describe completely, but it's pretty nice overall. The taste has a spicy zest, a touch of that citrus, some brown sugar, and some hard candy sweetness. The finish I get a mint tingle that hangs around quite some time and maybe some pine.

With water the nose is more sweet, the taste seems more floral, and the finish is similar, but drifts off fairly quickly. I probably like this better neat overall. This one is pretty good, especially for the price. I would be interested in trying the ryes on their own to see what they were like, though I guess a lot of companies bottle MGP rye so it would likely be similar to any of those. Rated a 'weak' 3.5/5.0.