- Nose: 21 Palate: 22 Finish: 21 Balance: 22 Total: 86
- Nose: Light, rye spice and sugar
- Palate: Berries, oranges and rye spice
- Finish: Long - lots of cinnamon
- Type: Rye
- Age: NAS
- ABV: 58.6%
- Distiller: James E Pepper
- Where made: Lexington, KY USA
- Region: USA
- Approximate Price: $80
- Value: OK
Tasted at Saratoga Whiskey Club Tasting # 87 (Kentucky Rye Smackdown). This distillery-exclusive, single-barrel release was picked up by Charles Grabitzky at the James E Pepper Distillery. It was matured with heavily-toasted staves.