Whiskey Review: True Story Finished Rye

Amburana is a tricky wood to master, and while the use of Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherry casks most likely imparted the slight hint of dried fruit it was not enough to overcome the overwhelming cinnamon flavors from the Amburana oak. The whisky is certainly fine enough, but it tastes more like I’ve poured cinnamon toast crunch and special K with strawberries into a bowl and somehow turned it into a rye. The traditional rye spice is gone, completely overtaken by the Amburana. All in all it is an easy sipper, but definitely one you need to be in the mood for.