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These are always highly allocated, limited, and in-demand releases. Fortunately for fans, this year’s Parker’s Heritage comes with a slightly lower MSRP than 2023’s cask strength rye: around $170. Of course, many bottles will command significant markups at retail and on the secondary market, and I’m already seeing some listed for $500+. 

As with all of VinePair’s whiskey reviews, this was tasted in a Glencairn glass and rested for at least five minutes.

The nose starts with fresh oranges, scraped vanilla bean, light caramel candy, and a hefty (but not overpowering) dose of oak. More sniffs and a little more time in the glass bring forward maraschino cherry and molasses. Nose even deeper, and tiny whiffs of damp earth and campfire smoke enter the fold, which coupled with the ever-present tartness gives the impression of roasted stone fruit like peaches and apricots.