After a long hiatus, the CWS members met again in order to try some fine spirits and share stories. One of the main events of the meeting was the ‘Blind Rye Tasting’ put together by Sasha. Here are some notes from the tasting as well as the reveal: Sample A Andrew C: “Not hot, definitely rye.” Chris P: “Run of the mill rye. Possibly Old Forrester, maybe Few?” Nick: “Smell is malt, taste is rye.” Sample B Chris P: “Watery, not a strong Rye. Basil Haydens?” Sasha: “Falls of mid palate.” Nick A: “Something is off, maybe dish soap? Can’t smell anything because of cigarette/cigar smoke!” Sample C Nick A: “I get something but not rye. Smells like candy necklace.” Chris P: “Tastes heavenly and worm. A little more oaky. I think this is Bulleit.” Andrew C: “Tasty!” Sample D Nick A: “Nose on OWA. Good. Cherry, don’t know what it is but I like it a lot, maybe Anise. Not a MGP rye, possibly Michter’s?” Chris P: “Yes, but sharper on the nose. Bulleit, switch previous sample guess to Michter’s.” Andrew: “Cherry, tastes good.” Sample E Chris P: “Brighter smell. Notes of mint, sharp. Old Forrester or Few.” During Read more…