Maker: Owned by Diageo, made at LDI, Lawrenceburg, Indiana (Angostura)
Age: NAS
Proof: 90 (45% ABV)
Appearance: New copper with faint thin legs.
Nose: Very light and mild. Alcohol, mango,and peppermint.
On the palate: Medium bodied, more tropical fruit sweetness, spearmint and Genoese Basil now instead of peppermint.
Finish: Hot and minty. Lots of tingle all over the mouth and lips. We’re back to peppermint again, but now with a bit of eucalyptus.
Parting Words: This rye has gotten some bad press online, but I found it perfectly adequate, and worthy of sipping and mixing. If you don’t like menthol flavors in your whiskey, you’re not going to like Bulleit Rye. I do, and I like it. I wouldn’t reach for it over Rittenhouse, but I would say it’s as good as Wild Turkey Rye and better than Beam’s. Diageo deserves some of the criticism it receives, but they deserve credit for putting a pretty good rye on the shelves and giving drinkers of American whiskey another option. Maybe they are starting to “get” American Whiskey again.
“Genoese Basil”?!? C’mon, really?
Shut up and yes really! The licorice-flavored basil, as opposed to Thai basil or something like that.