Still working my way through my Heaven Hill tasting kit. This was the only whiskey in there I had never heard of and I had no idea what to expect. I typically enjoy wheated bourbon but I’d never had a wheat whiskey before. Hopefully it holds up!
Review
Age: 7 years
Abv: 90 proof (45% ABV)
Color: A medium amber
Neat
Nose: An interesting nose with a note that reminds me of buttered whole wheat bread with a touch of honey
Taste: The flavor is hard to place on this one, more wheat and sweet?
Finish: Short and semi sweet with a bit of harshness
On a rock
Nose: Sweeter than the neat nose like honey and wheat bread
Taste: A touch of bitterness among the sweet and wheaty notes. Something like bread with a sweetened tart berry jam
Finish: Warm and sweet, the best part of this one for sure
Conclusion
Well I definitely need to taste more wheat whiskies, I was terrible at this haha. Overall it was fine but relatively underwhelming. If this dram is an indication of how whet whiskies are in general then I can see why they aren’t as popular as corn and rye.
TL;DR: Different, not my favorite, curious about the wheat whiskey category.
0 Stars - Poor to Fine: I would not specifically choose to drink this