Bernheim 7 Year Original Wheat Whiskey

N - vanilla, floral P - oak forward, leather, F - super fast finish, oak and spice

Sweet toasty buttery

Vanilla and honey noted, light on the nose. Warm finish of toast and cinnamon

Color: an apricot hue almost orange copper Nose: light and delicate. Some alcohol tannins but not much. A slight toasted bread note. Cinnamon and brown spices are very present. Leather in the back. No real fruitiness to speak of. Pallet: initially sweet, like a dark fruit jam over a piece of toast. In the middle spiciness makes an appearance with cinnamon and allspice. On the backend a lingering cherry note. The oak and char his present for not overwhelming for a seven year old. Finish: The finish is medium, quite pleasant and lingering cherry and red fruity note all appears once the spice has dissipated. Overall very nicely balanced with sweet and spiciness. I was quite surprised at the level of spice with there being 0% rye all must’ve been brought in through maturation in the oak cask. I believe the Mashville on this particular whiskey is 51% wheat, 39% corn, and 10% malted barley.

First bottle, poured neat. Pour #1 neat was … meh. Pour #1A: added a small cube and it brought out a lot of sweet complexities that weren’t there neat (vanilla primarily). Also just plain enjoyed this whiskey colder. Finishes with a mild oak heat. Great price. I’ll have to try a blind tasting with this against Woodford’s (maybe WSR) to see which wheat wins.