The next rye review we’re going to dig into is the Angel’s Envy Rye. This is sourced from MGP and finished in Caribbean Rye casks for up to 18 months. Like the Angel’s Envy Bourbon Whiskey, this was a product of Lincoln Henderson and his son and their vision for a new direction to take American Whiskey.
Not to be too big of a spoiler, but I like this a bit more than the “bourbon”. I think the rye and rum casks work better and are a tad less sweet than the bourbon and port combo. If you’ve followed this blog for a while you know I don’t have a sweet tooth so always take that in stride when I’m reviewing something super sweet like these.
Angel’s Envy Rye Review: Details and Tasting Notes
“Angel’s Envy spends up to 18 months finishing in Caribbean rum casks, resulting in an immensely complex whiskey. The mingling of raw, spicy and earthy rye with the mellow sweetness of rum finishing creates an incomparably smooth and drinkable whiskey, even at 100 proof.”
Details (price, mash bill, cask type, ABV, etc.)
Region: Kentucky, USA
Distiller: Undisclosed (MGP)
Mash Bill: 95% Rye, 5% Malted Barley
Cask: New Charred Oak, ex-Caribbean Rum
Age: NAS (4+ years)
ABV: 50%
Price: $100*
Tasting Notes
EYE
Ruddy amber
NOSE
Rum spice, candy corn, dark fruit candy, butterscotch, fruit oil, grain, nutmeg and oak.
PALATE
Brown sugar, nutmeg, grain, candy corn, butterscotch, vanilla custard and bits of oak and menthol.
FINISH
Medium -> Very sweet butterscotch and nutmeg, almost egg nog-like in delivery with some oak.
BALANCE, BODY & FEEL
Not balanced, thick syrupy body and feel.
Angel’s Envy Rye Review: Overall and Score
Aroma has a heavy baking spice – nutmeg dominant – quality to it, that sits nicely with the dessert and fruity sweet notes; Palate though is so so sweet, just one heavy sweet note after another that pummels through building and escalating to just shy of the tipping point; Finish borders on cloying, but pulls up just short with some dash of oak to keep it in line.
Maple arrives as the Angel’s Envy Rye opens and I’m getting it across the board. Odd how significant that note becomes as this whiskey opens and changes. It starts out with big layers of sweets, straight-up dessert whiskey level, and then it kind of mellows out before it comes right back with another, bolder, wave of sweets.
SCORE: 2.5/5
*Disclosure: The sample for this rye whiskey review was graciously sent to me by the company without obligation. The views, opinions, and tasting notes are 100% my own.
Angel's Envy Rye Review $100
Overall
2.5- Nose (2.5)
- Palate (2.5)
- Finish (2.5)
- BBF (2.5)
User Review
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A sweet and spicy rye whiskey that hangs a bit too heavy on the sweet side for my tastes; would be great for someone with a sweet tooth!
