Old Elk Straight Wheated Bourbon

Luekens Store Pick

Nose: vanilla, melted butter, cinnamon, yellow pear, maple syrup on waffles Taste: baking cinnamon, browned butter, vanilla, honey Finish: oak spice

Pancake syrup.

First time trying and a brand new cracked bottle. Enjoying neat. Nose - graham crackers and that golden honey cookie smell instantly come to mind. Also getting some fruity flavors of citrus and dark cherries along with cinnamon. Taste - starts very rich and full with a nice influence of cocoa and honey with a mix of graham crackers. The finish comes in quick which is pretty tart and cinnamon which dries out the tongue. Overall - both bottles of old elk I have tried I have enjoyed. This is a nice addition to their already growing brand. Great bottle and label, the nose is delicious, bourbon is good but ends a bit too tart for my liking. Nonetheless a good bourbon

Buttery. Peppery at the end

Poured neat. Nutmeg, vanilla cream and stale wood on the nose. White pepper, tea and more of the old wood flavor on the palate. Finish was nice and long with a reasonable amount of spice and leather notes with a hint of dark chocolate. For a $70 bottle I was mildly disappointed. Given all the hype I've heard about it I'm wondering if this was a bad batch or if it's just not my style. I'm still interested in trying other OE expressions but won't be picking up another one of these for myself.