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WhistlePig Piggyback x Alfa Romeo Single Barrel Small Batch Lychee and Tea Barrel Finished, 48.385%

Price: 50 Issue: Winter 2023 Reviewer: Shane English Category: Rye Whiskey

Floral, tropical, and a little bit funky on the nose, WhistlePig’s auto-racing collaboration leads with hard citrus candies, grapefruit soda, pineapple, and roses. The palate zips along with mango, lemon, and a slight forest-floor earthiness. While the sweet fruit notes sing the loudest by several decibels, rye spices and a bracing mint note are in the background of the palate. The finish delivers more fruit, softly bringing this unique pour to a close.