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Whiskey Review: High West Bourye 2024

We review High West Bourye 2024, a limited, annual release from this popular Utah distillery that is a blend of straight bourbon and rye whiskeys aged at least a decade.

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High West Bourye 2024 review

Tasting Notes

About:

A blend of straight bourbon and rye whiskeys aged at least a decade. It is bottled at 46% ABV and priced at $124.99.
Appearance:
This is a proto-typical amber color in glass, with a slight swirl revealing light legs and moderate viscosity.
Nose:
The nose has a nice balance of sweet and spicy, reflecting the bourbon/rye blend in the bottle. Aromas to pull out here include vanilla, oak, a slight hint of cinnamon, some black pepper, caramel, and a nice back note of caramel.
Palate:
This a pleasant, nuanced sipper as it enters the palate, showcasing balanced notes of sweet vanilla, coriander, spicy black pepper, luscious caramel, the always-there oak, some creme brulee, and some toffee.
Finish:
It finishes clean and a bit warm, leaving a nice final mouthfeel as it fades off in a moderate length.
Comments:
High West Bourye 2024 is what a classic American blended whiskey should drink from start to finish. You can’t find much to fault about it, and while it doesn’t break the taste profile barrier in stunning ways, it isn’t needed in this case – you know what you’re getting as soon as you open the bottle.

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.

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti

Nino Kilgore-Marchetti is the founder of The Whiskey Wash, an award-winning whiskey lifestyle website dedicated to informing and entertaining consumers about whisk(e)y globally. As a whisk(e)y journalist, expert, and judge, he has written extensively about the subject, been interviewed in various media outlets, and provided tasting input on many whiskeys at competitions.

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