Down Home Straight Wheat Whiskey Toasted Barrel Finish

Neat. Neck pour. Dep’s LP2 Medium Toast. I have really been enjoying these Down Home Toasted Finish products. The bourbon was decent, batch 1 was maybe just too young and the toasted barrel rounded it off. The ryes have been amazing. Then I found this. I have heard these are around 4.5 years old. On the nose, it reminds me a lot of the toasted barrel bourbon. There is a decent amount of grain coming off the glass, slight bubble gum. Tons of butterscotch. Toffee too. There is a hint of charred marshmallow but just a hint. Also getting burnt toast flakes, like the build up of flakes at the bottom of the toaster. Butterscotch really dominates, it’s a candy nose. The toasted barrel finish isn’t presenting itself as much here as it did on the Rye. Perfect creamy mouthfeel. Love that. Butterscotch again, on the tongue immediately. Like pouring butterscotch syrup straight on the tongue. The char is heavy too on the tongue. Transitions to more butterscotch and some really good marshmallow cream. Like fluff. Butterscotch and pepper on the finish. Starting to get some Grannysmith apples throughout, sweet and sour. It keeps morphing and the candy is subsiding a bit and giving way to a grain. First impression is that it is too young and the toasted barrel finish didn’t mask it or overcome it. The butterscotch note is a really strong one when it hits, but it’s a bit too expensive for just a one note, youngish product. I am hoping Down Home gets their hands on older stock some day. I want to try this stuff toasted at 7-9 years. Thus far, if you see this series and can only buy one - get the Rye. The Ryes are incredible. This is just okay.