Mendocino Spirits Captain Fletcher's Private Reserve 8 yr Rye Whiskey - 750ml

COLOR – pale golden straw and lemon

NOSE – the malt reaches right out of the glass up front, then comes honeyed cognac, then sweet gooey caramel like on caramel apples, a dollop of vanilla sauce, cream, eventually oak and finely ground black pepper

TASTE – thick and syrupy honey from the cognac, that sweet gooey caramel, nice oak, and finally the malt returns to wash over everything like a wave

FINISH – malt, honey, cognac, caramel, a soft but palpable warmth from the easygoing proof with a gentle wave of prickly heat