This whiskey comes from MGP, where Greg Metze was the master distiller for many years before joining Old Elk following his retirement in 2016. Greg developed a unique mashbill for Old Elk while at MGP that flips the rye and malted barley around, using 51% corn, 35% malted barley, and 14% rye to make the bulk of this whiskey (and will eventually be used for all of it). The result is a Bourbon with a sweet nose and notes of caramel candy, brown sugar, honey, muted spices, and a nice malty touch rarely found in Bourbons. The taste is smooth with notes of honey, brown sugar, anise, touches of black pepper and cilantro, vanilla, and a green apple tartness that comes in late and lasts through the finish with touches of caramel, honey, and brown sugar. Nice! (December, 2017)