Square 6 Wheated Bourbon

Unlike my usual approach to reviews, I decided to review the neck pour of this bottle. Enjoyed neat in a glencairn after sitting for about 10-15 minutes. Color - Burnished. Nose - Fresh baked bread, orange peel, vanilla. Green apple. Palate - caramel and brown sugar. Cereal. Vanilla. A little cinnamon spice. This is surprisingly sweet. Finish - medium-long. Vanilla, cinnamon, cherry/stonefruit, and cereal notes linger. Think cinnamon toast crunch cereal with a bowl of fruit with whipped cream on top on the side. Overall - I was skeptical going into this. There are mixed reviews all over the place on this bottle. And I do wonder how this bottle changes now that it’s opened. But I think this is pretty good. Maybe not worth $90 that it costs MSRP. But no doubt enjoyable.

Could very easily tell it was a wheated bourbon. Coming off the other Evan Williams bourbons didnt help me out here. All I could taste was the previous two pours and wheaty bread. Need to try again on a fresh palate.

Nose is lightly bready, ripe with dark cherry and greets you with a friendly and familiar whiskey nose. On the palate, things are very much in line with what you might expect from a wheated bourbon. Easy going, medium body, nice penetrating oak character, and a tingle of spice and pepper. A solid expression great for sipping or mixing, especially at a extra strength 105 proof. Rock solid release.