Evan Williams White Label Bottled in Bond Bourbon

Very smooth, loved straight. Great finish

when you're low on funds you start looking towards ol evan and this one was a good surprise. 17 bucks later here i am. lots of vanilla, caramel and a bit of oak on the nose. going in there's a kick in the teeth and then brown sugar/caramel notes playing over vanilla and assorted spices, which moves into a corn sweetness and lingers with more caramel and spice. the oak comes in from time to time to say hello. not the smoothest or most complex but it's tasting pretty good while i check my bank account.

Wet ta tha liquor store n' looks down fo' a cold-ass lil chizzle. Found dis lil gem dat was straight-up satisfying. Surprisingly smooth n' I’m gettin hintz of vanilla outta dis pour. Shiiit, dis aint no joke. Can’t say I would dump mah straight-up dranks fo' dis but I would definitely not shy away from dat shit.

The nose is musty dusty with brown sugar and spiced walnuts with a lingering sour apple. On the pallet you get everything in the nose just turned up to 11. It finishes with a burn that reminds you it’s bob. A good whisky i would revisit.

Mostly vanilla on the nose. The nose is lighter than the black label. Notes of Carmel and vanilla on the taste, with a bit of burn.

So here it is, my 100th tasting review! I happened to be doing several budget bourbons lately and wanted to see how they stack up to their brothers in the same line as well as their competitors priced high and low. The nose has vanilla, brown sugar, baked bread, and a little oak char The palate has a nice medium mouthfeel. It is sweet and has corn, peanut brittle, vanilla and a few baking spices. The finish is medium in length. I get some corn and baking spices that jump out at the beginning of the finish. I think this is fantastic for the price. Nothing mind blowing, but at under $20, it competes very well. In fact, I like it more than the Evan Williams Single Barrel bottle that I had. This one (the white label) is higher proof that the SiB, which probably helps the flavor. And the fact that it’s about half the cost is very interesting. Now I need to do the white label toe to toe with their 1783...ok just did. The 1783 is more similar to the single barrel. Maybe it’s the similar proof. But this White Label (Bottled In Bond) version is definitely better than both of those.