Distillery – Jim Beam, Clermont, Kentucky
Aged for seven years in charred barrels and bottled at 100 proof.
Mashbill – 55% rye, 35% corn, and 10% malt
Color – medium amber
Aroma – sweetness of rye grass; hint of mint; caramel; ginger; green apple
Taste – W: baking spices – nutmeg; R:less sweet, slight mint, tea, hint of dill and white pepper; with dried cranberry – W: nutmeg is stronger; R: rye grass and sweetness is back; with a pecan – W: leads with nutmeg; R: spicy/cinnamon, lost “flavor”
Finish – warm linger; light spices and vanilla
General Notes – A very solid pour of rye whiskey

MB Roland Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey

Distillery – MB Roland, Pembroke, Kentucky
Single Barrel, Still and Barrel Proof
110.2 Proof
Mashbill – 68% rye, 27% white corn, 5% malted barley
Color – medium to dark amber
Aroma – W: cherry sweetness; R: roasted nuts, sweetness of rye grass, brown sugar, clove, robust
Taste – W: nuttiness, rye grass, then coffee;  R: caramel covered nut, rye, mint, cocoa, buttery, all spice; with dried cranberry – W: rye grass bomb with mint & no finish; R:  HOT and lost much of flavor profile; with a pecan – W: rye and cinnamon; R:  rye and cinnamon
Finish – W: coffee;  R:  warm, sweet, rye and cinnamon spice
General Notes – This rye takes you on a journey of sweetness and spice and everything nice!

Still630 Rally Point Straight Rye Whiskey

Special Evansville Bourbon Society Barrel Pick
Distillery – Still630, St. Louis, Missouri
Single Barrel, Cask Strength
123 Proof; 4.75 years old
Mashbill – undisclosed
Color – medium to dark amber
Aroma – W: caramel, sweet, smokiness; R: mint, sweet, rye
Taste – W: rye, mint; R: mint, dill, sweet rye; with dried cranberry – W: very sweet rye grass, warmer; R: dark choc mint, citrus/orange, cinnamon; with a pecan – W: strong rye grass;  R: much hotter, bitter choc
Finish – W:  warm cinnamon;  R:  warm cinnamon
General Notes – A terrific cask strength rye and it is easy to see why they have won so many awards and typically sell out of RallyPoint

Comparison and Ranking

Aroma
  Wayne: MBR, KC, S630
  Rebecca: MBR, S630, KC  
Taste
  Wayne: MBR, KC, S630
  Rebecca: MBR, S630, KC


Discussion
We enjoyed all three of these rye whiskeys. Knob Creek Rye is solid and easy very accessible with a terrific price point. The RallyPoint Rye was terrific and somewhat different from many Kentucky ryes. Since its proof was much higher than the others, we also added some water to balance it. Overall, that didn’t change the experience from our viewpoint. It is somewhat difficult to obtain and that kept us from ranking it higher. MB Roland makes a fantastic rye whiskey. It was the most unique of the three and also the most complex. As noted earlier, this rye takes you on a journey of sweetness and spice and everything nice!  All things considered, we selected MB Roland Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey as our #1 pick.

All three are excellent options when considering a rye whiskey, and we certainly recommend each of them.