Green River Wheated Bourbon

Nose: grain forward, corn and caramel. Palate: Baking spice up front, light on the palate, flat finish. Overall: it’s okay, would not buy again. Not much depth to it. Would like to compare to their other products.

Bery sweet wheat. Not super flavorful beyond basic vanilla. Enjoyable.

Great classic bourbon flavors but softened by the wheat. Nice on the palate with a medium finish. Taking a step back and comparing it to basic Maker’s Mark, its a bit overpriced but the bottle design is quite cool.

Nose is soft grain, cherry blowpops, grass. The soft grains continue but is met with some pepper and earthy nutty notes. Some pepper spice lingers. Soft notes throughout but a nice balance. Great price! As long as it stays in that $35 range, this will stay on my shelf. I might like the rye slightly more but excited about another very solid offering from Green River that falls in an everyday poor window.

The NOSE was not pronounced for me. I picked up the obligatory hints of alcohol. However, I discerned some leather and tobacco, as well as a hint of caramel and/or spices. The taste is somewhat complex for me. On the initial taste/“chew”, I get hints of spearmint and mint, mixed with some wood, roasted nuts, and grains (wheat and grass). After that burst in my mouth, it brings warmth, viscosity, and more of a “chew” style of impression. There is a definite warmth that overtakes my mouth and almost develops into a “Kentucky hug” of warmth and richness. However, there is no burn down my throat at all, which is very good for me. The finish is very long, warm, and “cozy”. The combination of great taste, warmth, smoothness, and a hint of a “Kentucky hug” on the finish, causes me to desire another wonderful sip. In short, this is an excellent wheated Bourbon and GREEN RIVER DISTILLERY has done themselves proud by it.