Distillery 291 3yo Batch 2

Distillery 291 3yo Batch 2

That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Master of Malt
Single rye - Colorado
Amber red
66.6% ABV
Dram

Nose: Cooked rice, vanilla, strawberry jam, photocopy paper, rye bread, black pepper, honey. With water, cooked rice, strawberry jam, honey, black pepper. 
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, hot, tingly, astringent. 
Tasting:  Sweet salty. Honey, vanilla, blackcurrant cordial, strawberry jam, photocopy paper, black pepper, cough syrup. With water, black tea, cough syrup, blackcurrant cordial. 
Finish: Medium. Black pepper, cough syrup, blackcurrant cordial, black tea. 

Comments: 

Fruity rye, lots of blackcurrant and cough syrup notes alongside the characteristic black pepper. It softens a lot with water, turning more cereally and sweet.

Verdict:

I like this.