I'm glad you got to taste the Rye of my people from the great state of Indiana--the libertarian bootleggers who display Hoosier hospitality.
It is spicy alone but this is the best Rye for an old fashioned. .If you have pure Canadian maple syrup, then turn it into a maple old fashioned.
If you are at Indiana Beach with Channon them a diet Shasta cola is a great mixer with this rye.