Day 2: New Riff Malted 6 Year Rye Whiskey vs Broad Branch Rye Fidelity

[@TheBourbonVan]

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[@JonBlankman]

Whoo hoo! Four for four so far!

[@briancopple4238]

This year, I decided to do something different and fill my brackets out the exact same so I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Julie you are wrong on this one😂😂

[@markgentry9520]

It's gonna be another great Advent Calendar year... Happy Holidays, great job you two... By the way, you two are by buying guide on a monthly basis...

[@877-MASH-NOW]

WHISKEY CHEERS 😎

[@RussD71]

I was so curious to see how this would play out. This one was fun to watch. You are exactly right. This being a split, I did think it would have been the opposite way. The Broad Branch was a late sub for a rye that I realized was distilled in Poland, so had to retract. The Broad Branch reminds me of an Oregon Spirit BiB single barrel rye I had some time ago (Mine had a very woodsy, evergreen outdoor vibe to it). I remember Phil being a big fan of his Oregon Spirit bottle. Another great day in the books...Cheers!!

[@TheBourbonVan]

Thanks so much for sharing these with us, Russ! We didn't find any banana on that New Riff when you shared it with us for a 5 Sip Friday earlier this year, but it showed up big time this time around. Excellent head to head, and we love your reasons for submitting these whiskeys. This well-rounded matchup reflected so many days in the first round. Our Patrons sent us some absolutely perfect matchups.

[@a2e319]

The new riff malted rye is one of my faves, im on my 3rd bottle and i hardly ever kill bottles

[@TheBourbonVan]

We enjoyed it so much during our first blind taste of it on 5 Sip Friday earlier this year. No idea why it didn't thrill us during this particular tasting.

[@DriverJoe48]

Tight matchup, I got one of you right, I think🤷🏽‍♂️

[@TheBourbonVan]

This entire first round is chock full of well-matched whiskeys. We're impressed that so many people have guessed right so far!

[@rpredl]

Can’t believe it’s Indy Jones Santa time again.

[@rubyheart921]

Yep, I went completely opposite on this one. 🤦‍♀️

[@dennisdoney1018]

Well, it was a good run. For 1 round 😅

[@TheBourbonVan]

You are definitely not alone.

[@breakinghues2751]

You should cleanse your nose palette in between each sample by smelling baby Hudson. 😂

[@TheBourbonVan]

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