Angel's Envy Rye - Caribbean Rum Cask Finish (Review)

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I'm Clifton and today we're reviewing Angel's Envy Rye. So this sample comes to me from my good friend Wesley. He had heard that I didn't have much

experience with Angel's Envy. He had an open bottle of this one and offered to give me a sample. So

thank you so much Wesley. I'm very very excited to finally try this one. So Angel's Envy is actually

made in Louisville, Kentucky. The name of the distillery is actually the Louisville Distilling

company, but they're most known for their product, Angel's Envy. They have a couple different products

under that name, but this is the rye whiskey aged for up to 18 months in Caribbean rum casks. Now

the rye whiskey they're using for this product is sourced from MGP. It's about six to seven years old

before the 18-month finishing, so it's a pretty old product, and it's bottled at 100 proof. It comes

in this beautiful bottle like all other Angel's Envy products. I think that's one of the biggest

selling points. They are a great gift item, but for the $85 to $100 price point, I wanted to see

is it worth it So let go ahead and pour it and find out Now the only experience I really had with a rum finish especially with the rye is the Basil Hayden Caribbean rye that came out I think last year But that one was a bit different What they did was they actually blended rum in with that one

I wasn't the biggest fan of that one. But this one, I think, is probably going to be a bit better, especially because they're not doing any kind of weird blending

They're just aging it in those used casks. But as far as I know, this is the first Angel's Envy product I've ever tried

So I wanted to give it a try and let you guys know if it's worth it. Oh, yeah. Definitely can tell that that is MGP rye on the nose

And you guys know I'm a fan of MGP Rye, so that's not a dig on them at all. There is a bit of a sweetness on the front of the nose

It doesn't really scream rum to me. It still is more of the vanilla, something more traditional of like a rye whiskey

There is some like darker, like almost maple notes on that sweetness that could probably

be more from the rum than the rye itself. Definitely very deserty on the nose

I'm a big fan of the nose on this one. So let's go ahead and give it a taste and see how it is

Cheers, you guys. That's pretty good. That's definitely unique, especially like on the finish of it. So at the

beginning, it does hit you like a traditional rye, but I do think the mouthfeel is a bit more

I guess thicker than I would experience with other MGP ryes It does go a little I guess maybe molasses It gets like a really dark dark note towards the finish even beyond like you know like a brown

sugar. Brown sugar still is kind of light. To me, it's like a rich, thick, like actual molasses on

the finish. That's really unique. I've never gotten anything like that on the finish of a whiskey before. Let's go in for another sip and see if it's changed up a bit. Yeah, like when it first

hits your tongue, you can definitely tell this is a rye whiskey. I'm a big fan of rye, so if you're not a rye fan, you may not appreciate that, but it really transforms. Once it gets to the mid

palate, it starts taking a deep dive into that really dark, rich molasses flavor. And this is a

very, very nice pour. So when it comes to value, that's kind of a tough call. I mean, it's definitely

something unique, and it's something that I think a lot of people that are experienced with rye

whiskey may appreciate. I don't know if someone that doesn't really, I guess, understand or fully

appreciate rye how much they would enjoy this it's definitely weird and a little different

um it's not the most approachable whiskey but if you're someone that knows what you're getting to

you had rye before you enjoy a good interesting finish on something whether it you know sherry finish or whatever I think it would be worth you know the 85 dollar price point to give it a try Once it starts going up I seen it up to So then you kind of you know pushing it

on the value meter. Now, I guess the real question is, you know, since this was a sample, will I be

picking up a bottle of it for myself? I would have to say no. It's not quite up my alley when it comes

to that like really molasses finish. I like it, but it's not something that I'm going to want to

drink on the regular. So those are my thoughts on the Angels MV Rye. I am very curious though

Have you given it a try? Let me know what you think, because I know this is a pretty popular one, especially around

the holidays. So if you've had this one, do you like it? Do you enjoy what the rum does to it

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