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Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish Batch 3 Rye Whiskey
Smooth Ambler Old Scout Port Cask Finish Batch 3 Rye Whiskey is a finished rye from Smooth Ambler Spirits in Maxwelton, West Virginia, the distillery that made its name in the early 2010s by openly sourcing and bottling exceptional MGP barrels under the Old Scout label. For this release, Smooth Ambler took Old Scout straight rye from Indiana and finished it in Port wine casks before bottling Batch 3 in 2021 at 103 proof.
Drinkhacker rated the Port Cask Finish Rye an A-, describing wine skins, muted dill and black pepper on the nose developing into stewed dark fruit and caramel, then an immediate syrupy pop of red fruit and caramel sauce on a silky palate that moves into dark berry jam and cinnamon, and a finish of charred barbecue smoke, cocktail cherry and berry cobbler. The Port finish rounds off the peppery MGP rye and layers on jammy fruit without turning it sweet. Originally a distillery-exclusive release, it is a hard bottle to find outside West Virginia and a treat for fans of wine-finished rye.
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