Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch Bourbon

The best budget bourbon I have ever have. I enjoy it even more than buffalo trace due to its heavier body and longer finish. Sweet notes of corn (obviously), baking spices, vanilla, oak, clove, allspice, brown sugar, sweet tea, and some hot spice to it. Not only a versatile bourbon that can be used in cocktails, but one that can be sipped neat.

Happy Friday!

One of the best bourbons I’ve ever had. Drink it straight up - no cocktail will taste as good as this already does. Use whiskey stones for this one, not ice, if you want it chilled. Perfect for a Friday afternoon in the fall after a long week at work.

Aroma - sweet corn dominates the nose. Very faint oak and cinnamon Taste- smooth but as expected, lacks complexity and that’s fine for this price range. Decent flavor though. Touch of usual suspects… caramel, oak, vanilla. There’s a slight fruity tone to this to help bring some balance. Above average for price range. Great mixer.

NOSE Caramel, dried apples, oak, roasted peanuts, citrus, cocoa and a touch of vanilla. A light, bright, aroma that sits somewhere between the Evan Williams Bonded and the EW Black. PALATE Peanut brittle, oak, copper, herbal spice, stewed apples and a bit of cocoa and vanilla taffy. This new Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch is less fruity than the old version, but that fruit character is still there and quite noticeable… though not in a bad way at all. FINISH Medium -> Roasted nuts, oak, caramel fades to roasted corn and milk duds.

Not bad. Sweet and caramel on the nose. Hot and spicy notes, meet the sweet cinnamon spice. Finished like red hot candy

This is an absolute home run for the price. It handily beat Buffalo Trace in a side by side in my opinion. Palate is rich with nuts, caramel, vanilla, a little red fruit, and a nice medium/long finish. The value this bottle represents is outstanding. Props to Heaven Hill.