Rebel Yell
Small Batch Rye
45% ABV

Nose: Teasing and tenacious rich rye spice; vibrant, vivacious waves of vanilla; char-grilled peaches; foam bananas and aniseed twists from a pick ’n’ mix; Fry’s Chocolate Orange bar; Waitrose raspberry treacle tart; slightly burnt granary toast; Tiptree lime marmalade; McDonald’s dill pickles; toasted oak; ground white pepper; and sassy suggestions of Kirsch-soaked cherries.

Palate: Rye spice; McVitie’s Ginger Nut biscuits; Häagen-Dazs cookie dough chip ice cream; pineapple cubes; aniseed twists; sugared almonds; Marks & Spencer iced, spiced fruit buns; Frank Cooper’s Seville orange marmalade; mashed ripe avocados on granary toast; and a confected crescendo of Cadbury’s Crunchie bar and Quality Street Mint Matchmakers.

Finish: A long, lingering finish that delivers some seriously good, good, good, good rye-brations!

Summary: An amazing rye release from one of our favourite liquid Americana brands. Suitably named Rebel Yell, as this bottling—along with its glorious gaggle-ette of others—most definitely deserves to be shouted about. Not only does it make for a stunning solo sipper, it also serves as one of our favourite bases for an Old Fashioned.