Cat's Eye Polish Rye Whiskey

Neat. Sample. No clue what this is, and it took ages just to find a bottle picture. I've seen Cat's Eye Light Whiskey but never heard of a Polish Rye. Wow, intriguing. Smells like a Venison meat stick. Salt and pepper. I've gotten smoked meats from a Scotch before, but not a rye. It's really interesting. There's a sweetness too, like a pineapple reduction. By far the strangest, most intriguing Rye I've ever smelled. So confused, and I just keep sniffing at it anyway. Very very oily. Oh, what the heck. This is funky. Not gross funky, maybe. Intriguing funky. Dark on the tongue. Getting dark, bitter chocolate and sherry. Transition into more aggressive sherry, but to milk chocolate on the finish. Lots of vanilla on the legs. Hot chocolate again lingers, like I just drank hot chocolate at a cold high school football game. On subsequent sips, I can taste that venison meat stick aspect more and more. Oh, the sherry on this is building now too! Chocolate meat sherry whiskey? What the heck? Why do I like this? This is the most nonsensical adventure I have gone on. I would buy a bottle just to send samples to others to see if they like it or if I am just crazy.

Solid rye, with fruitiness but none of the typical rye bite. A very easy-drinking spirit.

Unimpressive. Very distinct but not to my liking.