High West Rendezvous Rye (70cl)

Not bad, the younger of the 2 rye's in the blend could be a tad less rough around the edges but with the older sweeter rye balaces it nicey makin it feel more like a black pepper heat than a fusile one. And when I say sweet the older rye is really sweet.

Overall this is sweet, the rye bread notes are subdued, with a big cracked black peper hit & medium to short finish.

MoM confirmed to me the vintige I bought recently was btl'd in 2017, a word of warning though if you do your research online batches btl'd from 2021 onwards have had the older rye in the blend nered in age...

26th May 2023

Rendezvous Rye was recommended to me by my local specialist whisky retailer -- and it didn't disappoint! I've bought several bottles since (although it's getting harder to find over here). It's served me well both as a sipping whisky and in cocktails.

20th September 2022

medicinal overtones should not be allowed on the top shelf. I don't know where they get off charging what they do for this bottle. it in no way compares with a russels reserve single barrel 110proof for example. I would avoid blends altogether if that is what the problem is here. at this point in my whiskey drinking career I've only liked the knobb creek 100 rye, but I won't be going back to rye I don't think it is for me.

11th February 2020

This is a superb rye whiskey. For some reason is becoming increasingly difficult to find in Australia —- mifune Grambas

22nd March 2018

excellent whisky

9th September 2017

If you're looking for a rye with that "wow" factor, then stop here. Simply one of the smoothest, easiest drinking ryes on the planet. Warning, this bottle will disappear quickly once opened!

16th December 2016

one of the best rye's on a budget, you'll be looking at spending much more to get anything better, especially with the mark up that bourbon has in UK...

and as previous reviewers have mentioned High West is and always was very honest about where they source their whiskey from, hopefully anyone reading reviews won't be discouraged because of someone who not only doesn't know such basic info but also posts reviews without actually trying the whiskey he's "reviewing"

4th May 2015

Of course it doesn't. Just to be clear - this is a blend of young LDI and old Barton sourced rye whiskeys and High West has been nothing but straight honest about that fact from the beginning.

All that said - this is a FANTASTIC rye that just edges out Sazerac 6yo as my favorite affordable rye whiskey. It's a brilliant and masterful blend with an expressive rye / butterscotch nose and a delightful rye, caramel, citrus taste that finishes with more rye just a touch of white pepper. Excellent on every level and worth every damn bit of coin.

12th January 2015

I do not know why the other review only gave it a rating of 2, probably based on the fact that HW RR is from LDI and Barton distillery. All information you can easily find on High West's website.

Masterfully blended by High West. In my opinion it is one of the best ryes available in Europe. You're in for a treat!

12th January 2015

Please note that this is not distilled at High West Distillery. For now, High West is a non-distiller producer. They buy their whisky from the Lawrenceburg Indiana industrial facility, which supplies bourbon and rye to many NDPs, including, most notoriously, Bulleit.

7th January 2015