Old Fitzgerald 12 Year

Another one where the 5-point scale doesn't do justice...this is better than 4, but not quite 5. In any case, the nose is a bit woody, with sugarcane and butter hints mixed with alcohol astringency. The palate, fortunately, is much better. Rich butterscotch coats the tongue, intermingled with baking spices and just a hint too much wood before leading to a dry, sweet finish. Very surprised at the amount of spice in this considering there's no rye in the mashbill. A really good variant of the wheated whiskys; better than Maker's Mark, on-par with (yet very much different than) Maker's 46, but not quite as good as Weller's 107. Give this a try if you find traditional wheated bourbons too sweet, or if you're looking for a little more "smooth" than in your regular rye-blend drams.