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Bourbon Review: Rabbit Hole Heigold High Rye Straight Bourbon

We review Rabbit Hole Heigold High Rye Straight Bourbon, distilled from a mash bill of 70 percent corn, 25 percent malted rye, and 5 percent malted barley and aged under four years.

OVERALL RATING

9
$70.00
  • Carin Moonin is a Portland-based whiskey enthusiast and writer.
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Rabbit Hole Heigold High Rye Straight Bourbon

Tasting Notes

About:

95 proof; mash bill of 70 percent corn, 25 percent malted rye, and 5 percent malted barley; about $70 for 750 ml.
Appearance:
Here’s another one in which the color is far, far deeper in the bottle than the glass. I always expect a change but this one is marked. I’m also seeing a bluish-green tinge to the otherwise chestnut color, and I’m trying not to attribute it to the color of the label.
Nose:
Definite butterscotch, but the high-quality kind, not the ones in the neon yellow wrappers at midscale restaurants. Also, cinnamon and ginger. There’s Nilla wafers. And just-unwrapped Juicyfruit gum. It’s gonna move ya!
Palate:
I really, really like this. It tastes like liquid brown sugar. And cinnamon toast. Like just that pleasantly satisfying energy of a good solid bourbon. The kind of satisfying like when you order a piece of coffee cake and there’s a thick layer of topping on it that totally covers the springy, buttery cake underneath. All these yummy things in a yummy bourbon. There’s a slight burn of it being high-proof but it goes down very, very easily. There’s a sort of sparkly ginger quality to it.
Finish:
Comments:
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Now I want to try their others. I could see myself sipping this neat anytime. I’m not even sure I would put this in a drink: I like it too much on its own. There’s something very purely bourbon about this, like the essence of bourbon.rnrnYou could give this to someone who doesn’t know much about or taste a lot of bourbon, but you could also give it to a well-seasoned whiskey drinker–and both those folks would get a lot out of this. I had a hard time limiting myself to just a taste.

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was either bought as a sample by The Whiskey Wash or provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Per our editorial policies, this in no way influenced the outcome of this review.

Carin Moonin

Carin Moonin swapped a 5th-floor walkup in Hoboken, NJ, for a house in SE Portland a decade ago and hasn't looked back. She appreciates Portland's vibrant whiskey scene, finding it complements both the weather and her mood. Carin enjoys exploring the diverse world of brown liquor and its many facets. Her writing has been featured in publications such as Salon.com, DailyDot.com, Willamette Week, Portland Monthly, and others. When she's not indulging in whiskey or writing about it, you can find Carin running, reading, or on the hunt for free samples in grocery stores.

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