Wigle Port Rye

Wigle Port Rye

Pittsburgh Distilling Co.

Distillery Exclusive

46% ABV/92 Proof

Port-finished

Bottle 597/844

Eye: Dark-red amber. Medium rim and syrupy legs. 

Nose: Super sweet, lots of dried dark fruits like figs and dates. No hint of proof. Deeper sniff reveals some herbal rye notes in the background.

Palate: More rye-forward than the nose, bready and slightly drying on the tongue. Almost no port flavor on the first sip. Second sip gives a bit of the port but nothing like the nose. Mouthfeel is filling but not coating. 

Finish: Fruity, but the rye remains the star. Long. 

Overall: What a difference between nose and palate - nose is all port, palate all rye. Finish attempts to bridge the two but just misses the mark. A nice, unique sipper. 

Rating: 5.8

10 | Insurpassable | Nothing Else Comes Close (Blanton’s Straight from the Barrel)

9 | Incredible | Extraordinary (GTS, Elijah Craig Barrel Proof B518 and B520)

8 | Excellent | Exceptional (12+YO MGP Bourbon, Highland Park Single Barrels)

7 | Great | Well above average (Blanton’s Original, Old Weller Antique, Booker’s)

6 | Very Good | Better than average (Four Roses Small Batch Select, Knob Creek 14+ YO Picks)

5 | Good | Good, solid, ordinary (Elijah Craig Small Batch, Buffalo Trace, Old Grand-Dad Bottled-in-Bond)

4 | Sub-par | Many things I’d rather have (A.D. Laws Four Grain, Compass Box “Oak Cross”)

3 | Bad | Flawed (Iron Smoke Bourbon, Balcones)

2 | Poor | Forced myself to drink it (Buckshee Bourbon and Rye)

1 | Disgusting | Drain pour (Virginia Distilling Co. Cider Cask)