This is the new arrival in the line up for Black Maple Hill and is at 95 proof. This is a lovely rye that starts off very elegant and even bright. As it remains on your palate, you get nice toasty oak, sweet dried fruit flavors and wonderful smoothness. Ah, life can be so good when you are enjoying fantastic spirits like this one! This is not the picture from actual bootle. Black Maple Hill presents this 23-year-old Premium Kentucky Single Barrel Rye Whiskey as a delightful dream come true for the whiskey aficionado. At 95 proof, it will light things up for the night, yet ever-so elegantly. Kentucky rye whiskey is a bit drier than bourbons of course, but this one begins with a brightness that follows with toasty oak and sweet, dried and fruity flavors for a smooth finish. It’s much more distinguished, and none could be more so than Black Maple Hill. This is the kind of rye whiskey that goes great with a few old friends while regaling stories of glory days around a roaring fire pit with mountains serving as the backdrop from the backyard of your Beverly Hills home. With laughs echoing into the night, pulling out Black Maple Hill is a statement of class, one that has a distinctive flavor that seems to taste better in the company of others.