I went into this one blind, and initially I thought this one was a bourbon. On the nose I got some citrus, orange, some bright fruit notes. A touch of vanilla as well, and maybe some light toffee. The taste I found some brown sugar, some pepper and some wood. I could be convinced there was a little licorice. Overall the nose and taste was fairly subtile.
The finish is about the same, but I did find a little marshmallow fluff too. Adding water things were very similar, probably even a bit more smooth, not really needed. While there is nothing wrong with this one, there was nothing that really wowed me either. I am not sure if it's the Canadian source or the 10 Year that is making this quite polished for a rye. You could tell it was 50% if you took a healthy sip, but otherwise the proof was fairly well hidden. I'm going to have to sip on this again some time, but tonight I'm giving it a 3.5/5.0. Cheers!
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