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Wilderness Trail Bottled in Bond Single Barrel Bourbon (Wheated Bourbon)
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jonwilkinson7309
Reviewed September 20, 2020 (edited July 2, 2021)This is barrel 15B2820C; bottle 257 of 257. I got this bottle in late July and opened it promptly, anxious to see if was worthy of the high praise Wilderness Trail has been receiving from the likes of Fred Minnick and many others. I tried it on several different evenings within the first 10 days it was open. Had I rated it then, I would have composed a screed about an utterly over-hyped bottle of distilled pablum. In short, I found that it drank a lot hotter than 100 proof and lacked any distinctive taste or character. Heat, spice and muddled...mud, I suppose. But life intervened and I never got around to my review. About seven weeks later, I decided to give it one more shot. I've had many a dram that's better a few weeks after the neck pour, but...wow. This was a transformation that elevated my bottle of WT to the lofty level of the hype the brand has been receiving. This is a solid wheated bourbon - caramel and vanilla, oak and a touch of wood spice. Left to rest for almost two months, the excessive alcohol heat is gone. It's not complex and presents no surprises. But it's balanced, with the sweetness offset by a lovely oakiness that adds a nice touch of dryness to the finish. I'm still marveling at the transformation, the degree of which is unparalleled in my whiskey experience. This is a very solid effort, one that doesn't warrant the "I'll be interested to see what it's like in a few years" statement that concludes all too many craft whiskey reviews. This dram is solid right now. -
TheWhiskeyJug
Reviewed September 19, 2020 (edited December 10, 2020)Aroma screams “young craft whiskey” with that raw woody note dominating – water pulls it down a bit and lets other notes come up… but not by much; Palate falls prey to the same scenario and what’s under the raw saw-dust-meets-cardboard profile is light and fruity; Finish pulls out more of that craft woody/cardboard note and does nothing for me. -
bourbonLou
Reviewed September 7, 202072 Nose: Apple cinnamon, mellow oak Palette: Apple, spicy wheat, pepper, very unique, malt. Lingering heat. 80 Revisited this and it is tasty! This bottle needed airing out and has earned its place on the shelf -
Collin-Rhea
Reviewed September 4, 2020 (edited November 9, 2020)Very malty and unique flavor. Probably not my every day, but a fun one for the shelf occasionally -
gbkitchens
Reviewed September 2, 2020 (edited September 12, 2020)Color is a light amber. Nose: corn heavy sweetness Taste:sweet, oaky, with hints of honey -
BeppeCovfefe
Reviewed August 30, 2020 (edited July 2, 2021)Bottle 15C1320B, bottle 91 of 234, yet another startup going the BiB route, Old Fourth being another notable one, these new guys seem to be getting it together. The nose is rather impressive reminds me of some double oaked rivals with rich caramel all spice apple. Front side, again a double oaked Woodford with the orchard notes, it's sweet wheat and not much heat. The spicy notes are a bit more in the bread pan range but still getting the warm brown sugars. I don't know where this came from but wither they made it our sourced it, it's good. The finish trails off appropriately with little burn and no deficiencies of acetate bitterness. Its GOOD. Sweet mash may be the new way to go, It's another non chill filtered offering and if the foks in Danville can keep this level of quality and improve on it, they really have something. I wouldn't go overboard to get this bottle but in the 50 and under range it's going to stand up well. Not a ton of complexity in notes but what is here is good and rich. The bottle does claim they distilled on site so there is that to go on, either way, Good effort by Wildereness Trail. Cheers! -
simsed1
Reviewed August 21, 2020 (edited September 4, 2020)Smooth...neat or on ice50.0 USD per Bottle
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