- First Call - Kentucky straight rye (45% abv): ginger and oak nose. Sweet, rye spice and vanilla.
- Elijah Craig Straight Rye (47% abv): spice on the nose. Palate is dry, rye spice, oak and vanilla, bitter finish - mint?
- Corbin Cash Merced Rye Single Barrel (Healthy Spirits selection) (68% abv): orange, treacle, vanilla on the nose. Palate is orange, golden syrup, burnt sugar. Finish is mint, dark chocolate, hint of smoke. Extraordinarily rich and complex.
- Rittenhouse Straight Rye BiB (50% abv): nose - orange peel, char, chocolate. Palate - vanilla, orange peel, spice, sweet and juicy. Finish - candied ginger, oak char. Go-to for mixing.
- Sonoma Distilling Straight Rye (46.5% abv): nose - barley, old books. Palate - old books, tobacco, pale ale. Finish - smoke, chess pieces. Has that taste I don’t like - barley? Wheat? Both?