Wheel Horse Bourbon (Batch 1)

Nose... Apple, cereal, oats, and a definite showcase of corn and rye. Both the rye and corn breakthrough once stirred. Color.. Dark amber hue, caramel driven... Taste... Peppery(in a great way), burnt corn, butterscotch, banana bread and cinnamon. Overall... They start with a very solid mash bill, and I think they only have room for improvement. This batch in itself, to have such depth at just two years of barrels age, and non-chill filtered is particularly impressive. If they continue this pace, this bottle will sell for 75+ retail after 6 more years of aging... Very solid start for a two year...

Nose- strong dusty corn prevails, subtle hint of licorice. There is some cherry notes in the background. Nose is young but playful. It isn't bad. Palate- corn pudding, vanilla dominate. It is singular and a bit one note. The mouthfeel is rather nice and buttery. I expected more mashiness, so as to this I like it. Finish- a bit smokey and longer than expected which is a good thing. I get a some bbq smoked cherrywood and then it is gone. Overall- the rye is way better as this tastes so young BUT this makes a wonderful old fashioned cocktail for relatively cheap money (tried it,loved it and might be a go to). Is it a bad bottle? NO. Is it a diamond in the rough? NO. I compare this with 2-4 year offerings of Yellowstone (their own bill, not the sourced HH) and this is in the vicinity, but is a bit behind. I would love to see this when it is 6 yrs out or even if a few bottles were placed in a small aging barrel for a few months. The pieces are there,but it is not quite all together. A great mixer, a subpar sipper. 2.75/5