The brand is owned by Allied Lomar, who opened the Preservation distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky in 2018. This was the first Very Olde St. Nick bottling to be put on the shelves there, launched in the distillery gift shop at the end of that year. This is an 8 year old rye whisky, sourced from Alberta Distillers in Canada. Difficult to find, difficult to get!

Tasting note:

The nose starts off in a wonderful place. Red currants mixed in with plum, brown butter, and cola scents are extremely effective. Black raspberry, raisin, and prune hit the palate first, with rye spice quickly coming up behind. From there a light chocolate wafer note lingers providing a gentle reprieve. The finish is equally robust featuring milk chocolate, leather, hazelnut, and molasses - providing more usual notes for a rye. As a whole, Faith + Conviction is a potent rye that skews towards the dark and robust side of the flavor spectrum. Not a lot of ryes are able to accomplish this, which makes Very Olde St. Nick Ancient Cask Rye: Faith + Conviction a very special pour indeed